Kilo Lingo

war

/wɔː/

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Translation

A time of fighting between countries or large groups of people.

Word origin

From Old North French werre, meaning conflict or fight.

Origin
Old French
Root
werre

Grammar

Gender
Pluralwars

Examples

lasted .

"War" is a time of fighting between countries.

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"Wars" is the plural, meaning more than one war.

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Here "war" means armed fighting between groups.

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This word is part of lesson 18.