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- pronunciation:
- mar
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Homophone Note, Word History
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or inclined to war or combat.
The training gives the soldiers considerable martial prowess.Karate is one of the martial arts.Despite their martial success, the invaders were unable to completely subdue the conquered people.The country was rearming itself and becoming a martial nation again.- synonyms:
- bellicose, belligerent, militant, military, warlike
- antonyms:
- peaceable
- similar words:
- aggressive, combative, contentious, enemy, hostile, inimical, offensive, pugnacious, truculent
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| definition 2: |
of, concerning, or indicating a warrior or the military profession.
The camp is a center for martial training.He carried himself with a martial attitude.- synonyms:
- military
- similar words:
- soldierly
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| related words: |
militant |
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| derivations: |
martially (adv.), martialism (n.), martialist (n.) |
Are you looking for the word martial (concerning war)? Martial and marshal sound alike but have different meanings.
Martial comes from Mars, the Roman God of war.
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