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usually uncountable, plural warfares
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy. quotations examples
The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Samuel 28:1
Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare. examples
third-person singular simple present warfares, present participle warfaring, simple past and past participle warfared
To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars. examples