Warfare

n.	1.
	1.	Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war. The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. - I Sam. xxviii. 1. This day from battle rest; Faithful hath been your warfare. - Milton.
	2.	Contest; struggle. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. - 2 Cor. x. 4.
v. i.	1.	To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.

Noun	1.	warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" Synonyms: war
	2.	warfare - an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" Synonyms: war

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