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wartime

[wawr-tahym]

war·time

[wawr-tahym]
noun
1.
a time or period of war: Strict travel regulations apply only in wartime.
adjective
2.
caused by, characteristic of, or occurring during war: wartime shortages.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see war1, time
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wartime (ˈwɔːˌtaɪm)
 
n
a.  a period or time of war
 b.  (as modifier): wartime conditions

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