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war

/wɑR/

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noun
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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"thousands of people were killed in the war"

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warfare

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action military action
noun
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
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"war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

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state of war

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peace

type of:
enmity antagonism hostility
noun
an active struggle between competing entities
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"a price war" "a war of wits" "diplomatic warfare"

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warfare

type of:
struggle conflict battle
noun
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
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"the war on poverty" "the war against crime"

type of:
drive effort movement campaign cause crusade
verb
make or wage war
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make peace

type of:
fight contend struggle

Examples of war

"thousands of people were killed in the war"
"war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
"a price war"
"a war of wits"
"diplomatic warfare"
"the war on poverty"
"the war against crime"