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Main Entry:: MIA
Pronunciation:: \ˌem-(ˌ)ī-ˈā\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: missing in action
Date:: 1944

: a member of the armed forces whose whereabouts following a combat mission are unknown and whose death cannot be established beyond reasonable doubt

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