Definition of war
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a(1)
: a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations
(2)
: a period of such armed conflict
(3)
: state of war
b
: the art or science of warfare
c(1)
obsolete
: weapons and equipment for war
(2)
archaic
: soldiers armed and equipped for war
2a
: a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism
b
: a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end
a class war a war against disease
c
: variance, odds sense 2
war
verb (1)
warred; warring
Definition of war (Entry 2 of 4)
war
adverb or adjectiveDefinition of war (Entry 3 of 4)
chiefly Scotland
: worse
war
verb (2)
warred; warring
Definition of war (Entry 4 of 4)
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