warfare
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Definition of warfare
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
“The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
“The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.”
- (uncountable, usually)Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
verb
- To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).
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