warfare

warfare
/wawr"fair'/, n.
1. the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
2. armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like.
3. conflict, esp. when vicious and unrelenting, between competitors, political rivals, etc.
[1425-75; late ME werefare, i.e., a faring forth to war; see WAR1, FARE]

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