mil|i|tar|y

mil|i|tar|y
mil|i|tar|y «MIHL uh TEHR ee», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of soldiers or war: »

military training, military history.

2. done by soldiers: »

military maneuvers.

3. fit for soldiers: »

military discipline.

4. suitable for war; warlike: »

military valor.

5. supported by armed force: »

a military government.

–n.the military, a) the army; soldiers: »

an officer of the military. Haven't you any aquaintances among the military to whom you could show your model [of a cannon]? (William D. Howells).

 b) the armed forces; military establishment of a country or countries: »

Their government is now being run by the military.

╂[< Latin mīlitāris < mīles, mīlitis soldier]
Synonym Study adjective.1, 4 Military, martial, warlike mean having to do with war. Military emphasizes the idea of war as a serious business, and describes anything having to do with affairs of war or the armed forces (especially the army): »

military strength, a military bearing.

Martial emphasizes the glory and pomp or the gallantry of fighting men: »

martial music.

Warlike is applied particularly to aggressive acts or to sentiments that lead to war: »

a warlike demonstration. The Iroquois were a warlike people.


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