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warfare

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/

The English word “warfare” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
  2. Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

verb

  1. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.

Etymology

From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).

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