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Military - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Military : adj
1: of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;
"military law"
2: characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the
military; "military uniforms" [ant: unmilitary]
3: associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted
with civilians; "military police" [ant: civilian]
(noun)
1: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the
largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same
one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn: armed
forces, armed services, military machine, war
machine]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Military : \Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
military expedition. --Bacon.
Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a bond of
certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
which confers some distinction.
Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
military service.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Military : \Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.]
The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the
army.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Military |
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