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military

  • adjective
  • mil·it·a·ry
  • /ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ɹi/

Characteristic of members of the armed forces.

Example

“She was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.”

Other meanings

  1. Relating to war.

  2. Relating to armies or ground forces.

Example sentences

  • “My dad was in the military.”

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Word history

From Latin "mīlitāris".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “military” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.