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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the military forces of a nation;
- Example: "their military is the largest in the region"
- Example: "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
[syn: military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;
- Example: "military law"

2. characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military;
- Example: "military uniforms"

3. associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians;
- Example: "military police"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
   miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
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   1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
      belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
      of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
      military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
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            Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,
            Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak.
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   2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
      military expedition. --Bacon.
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   Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.

   Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
      superior.
      (b) An association of military persons under a bond of
          certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
          association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
          in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
          which confers some distinction.

   Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
      military service.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.]
   The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the
   army.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

military
    adj 1: of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;
           "military law"
    2: characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the
       military; "military uniforms" [ant: nonmilitary,
       unmilitary]
    3: associated with or performed by members of the armed services
       as contrasted with civilians; "military police" [ant:
       civilian]
    n 1: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the
         largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same
         one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn:
         military, armed forces, armed services, military
         machine, war machine]