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Noun: warfare  'wor,fehr
  1. (military) the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    "thousands of people were killed in the warfare";
    - war
     
  2. An active struggle between competing entities
    "diplomatic warfare";
    - war

Derived forms: warfares

Type of: action, battle, conflict, military action, struggle

Encyclopedia: Warfare