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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mil•i•tar•y /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tar•y, sometimes -tar•ies. adj. [before a noun] - Militaryof or relating to the army, armed forces, soldiers, or war-making:military preparedness.
n. - Military the military:
- [uncountable* used with a singular verb] the armed forces of a nation;
the military establishment:The military does not want him to become president. - [plural* used with a plural verb] military personnel:The military were not treating civilians kindly.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mil•i•tar•y (mil′i ter′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tar•ies, -tar•y. adj. - Militaryof, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy:from civilian to military life.
- Militaryof, for, or pertaining to war:military preparedness.
- Militaryof or pertaining to soldiers.
- Militarybefitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier:a military bearing.
- Militaryfollowing the life of a soldier:a military career.
- Militaryperformed by soldiers:military duty.
n. - Militarythe military:
- the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
- military personnel, esp. commissioned officers, taken collectively:the bar, the press, and the military.
- Latin mīlitāri(s), equivalent. to mīlit- (stem of mīles) soldier + -āris -ary
- 1575–85
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged soldierly, soldierlike, martial.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: military /ˈmɪlɪtərɪ -trɪ/ adj - of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
- of, characteristic of, or about soldiers
n ( pl -taries, -tary)- the military ⇒ the armed services (esp the army)
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldierˈmilitarily adv |