militarily

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mil⋅i⋅tar⋅y

[mil-i-ter-ee]

adjective, noun, plural -tar⋅ies, -tar⋅y.

–adjective

1.	of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.

2.	of, for, or pertaining to war: military preparedness.

3.	of or pertaining to soldiers.

4.	befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier: a military bearing.

5.	following the life of a soldier: a military career.

6.	performed by soldiers: military duty.

–noun

the military,

a.	the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.

b.	military personnel, esp. commissioned officers, taken collectively: the bar, the press, and the military.

Origin:
1575–85; < L mīlitāri(s), equiv. to mīlit- (s. of mīles) soldier + -āris -ary

Related forms:

mil⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅ly [mil-i-tair-uh-lee, mil-i-ter-uh-lee]

, adverb

mil⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. soldierly, soldierlike, martial.

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mil·i·tar·y (mĭl'ĭ-těr'ē)

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of members of the armed forces: a military bearing; military attire.
Performed or supported by the armed forces: military service.
Of or relating to war: military operations.
Of or relating to land forces.

n. pl. military also mil·i·tar·ies

[Middle English, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles, mīlit-, soldier.]
mil'i·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv.

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