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conscription


con·scrip·tion

noun \kən-ˈskrip-shən\

Definition of CONSCRIPTION

: compulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service : draft
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Examples of CONSCRIPTION

  1. young people who face conscription into the army

First Known Use of CONSCRIPTION

1800

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with CONSCRIPTION

ascription, conniption, decryption, description, Egyptian, encryption, inscription, prescription, proscription, subscription, transcription

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