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n.
The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
Military operations marked by a specific characteristic: guerrilla warfare; chemical warfare.
A state of disharmony or conflict; strife: constant spousal warfare in the household.
Acts undertaken to destroy or undermine the strength of another: political warfare.
[Middle English : warre , war ; see war + fare , journey (from Old English faru , from faran , to journey ; see fare ).]
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warfare
1456, from
war +
fare (see
fare (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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warfare noun 1. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" [syn: war ] 2. an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: war ]
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ˈwarfare noun
fighting, as in a war
Example:
He refused to fight, because he has religious objections to warfare.
Arabic: حَرْب، قِتال، صِراع
Chinese (Simplified): 战争
Chinese (Traditional): 戰爭
Czech: válčení
Danish: krigsførelse
Dutch: oorlogvoering
Estonian: sõdimine
Finnish: sodankäynti
French: guerre
German: die Kriegsführung
Greek: πόλεμος, εχθροπραξίες
Hungarian: hadviselés
Icelandic: hernaður
Indonesian: pertempuran
Italian: guerra
Japanese: 戦争行為
Korean: 교전, 전투
Latvian: karš; karošana
Lithuanian: karas, kariavimas
Norwegian: krig(føring)
Polish: wojna
Portuguese (Brazil): guerra
Portuguese (Portugal): guerra
Romanian: război
Russian: боевые действия
Slovak: vojna, vojnový stav
Slovenian: vojna
Spanish: guerra
Swedish: krig, krigföring
Turkish: savaş
See also: war-cry ,
war-dance ,
warhead ,
warhorse ,
warlike ,
warlord ,
warmonger ,
warpaint ,
warrior ,
warship ,
wartime ,
war ,
war correspondent ,
war of nerves
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -
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Warfare
War"fare`\, n. [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage, course, AS. faru. See
Fare , n.]
1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.
The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. --I Sam. xxviii. 1.
This day from battle rest; Faithful hath been your warfare. --Milton.
2. Contest; struggle.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor. x. 4.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Warfare
War"fare`\, v. i. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars. --Camden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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