nonmilitary
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ɪˌtɛr 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.
noun
7.
the military.
a.
the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
b.
military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively: the bar, the press, and the military.
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Nonmilitary
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Related forms
mil·i·tar·i·ness, noun
an·ti·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
non·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
pre·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
pro·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
pseu·do·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
pseu·do·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
qua·si-mil·i·tar·y, adjective
su·per·mil·i·tar·y, adjective, noun
un·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
un·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
Synonyms
3. soldierly, soldierlike, martial.
3. soldierly, soldierlike, martial.
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military (ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc |
| 2. | of, characteristic of, or about soldiers |
| —n , -taries, -tary | |
| 3. | the military the armed services (esp the army) |
| [C16: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldier] | |
| 'militarily | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
military
mid-15c., from M.Fr. militaire, from L. militaris "of soldiers or war," from miles (gen. militis) "soldier," perhaps ultimately from Etruscan, or else meaning "one who marches in a troop," and thus connected to Skt. melah "assembly," Gk. homilos "assembled crowd, throng." The noun sense of "soldiers
generally" is attested from 1757. Military-industrial complex coined 1961 in farewell speech of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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