warfare
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war·fare

noun \ˈwr-ˌfer\

Definition of WARFARE

1
: military operations between enemies : hostilities, war; also : an activity undertaken by a political unit (as a nation) to weaken or destroy another <economic warfare>
2
: struggle between competing entities : conflict

Examples of WARFARE

  1. <that troubled household seems to be almost constantly in a state of warfare>
  2. <companies engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the market for home computers>

Origin of WARFARE

Middle English, from werre, warre war + fare journey, passage — more at fare
First Known Use: 15th century

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