warfare
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈwɔːfɛə//
- United States//ˈwɔɹfɛɹ//
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
noun
- 1
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.
- 2
Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
Etymology
From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).
verb
- 1
To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
Forms
- plural
- warfares
- past tense
- warfared
- past participle
- warfared
- present participle
- warfaring
- third person singular
- warfares
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