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Common
noun
•
Organized
,
large-scale
,
armed conflict
between
countries
or between
national
,
ethnic
, or other
sizeable
groups
,
usually
involving
the
engagement
of
military
forces
.
•
A
particular
conflict
of this kind.
•
Any
conflict
,
or anything
resembling
a
conflict
.
A
campaign
against something.
•
In Business:
Any
conflict
,
or anything
resembling
a
conflict
.
A
bout
of
fierce
competition
in
trade
.
•
Instruments
of
war
.
•
Armed forces
.
•
A
particular
card game
for two
players
,
notable
for
having
its
outcome
predetermined
by how the
cards
are
dealt
.
•
In Computing:
Initialism
of
write
after
read
, a
kind of
data
hazard
.
•
In Sports:
Acronym
of
wins
above
replacement
.
verb
•
To
engage
in
conflict
(may be
followed by
"with" to
specify
the
foe
).
•
To
carry on
, as a
contest
; to
wage
.
name
•
The
personification
of
war
, often
depicted
in
armor
and
riding
a
red horse
.
•
A
city
in
West Virginia
,
United States
.
•
Initialism
of
White
Aryan
Resistance
.
•
Initialism
of
Web application
archive
(a
Java
archive
file
)
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metaphor
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werre
Middle English (1100-1500)
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