Of conflict, esp. warfare. Characterized by great loss of life; deadly, very destructive, devastating. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > war to the death (5) internecine1642 Of conflict, esp. warfare. Characterized by great loss of life; deadly, very destructive, devastating. Obsolete. war to the knife1812 A knife used as a weapon of offence or defence; a knife-like weapon; applied to a short sword, cutlass, or hanger. war to the knife: war to the last… internecinal war1829 = internecine, adj. internecion1848 Mutual destruction, or (in weakened sense) mutual conflict or antagonism, esp. within a society or community; civil war; internal conflict. Now rare. jihad1880 In extended use. A war or crusade for or against some doctrine, opinion, or principle; war to the death. |
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