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war·fare \ˈwȯrˌfa(a)](ə)r, -fe], ˈwȯ(ə)ˌf...]ə\ noun Etymology: Middle English, military expedition, warfare, from warre, war + fare 1. : military operations between enemies : armed contest : hostilities, war; broadly : activity undertaken by a political unit (as a state or nation) to weaken or destroy another < diplomatic warfare > < economic warfare > < psychological warfare > 2. : the process of struggle between competing entities : conflict < high hills whose owners wage unceasing warfare with drought — American Guide Series: Texas > 3. : Salvationist evangelical activity |