/wɔː/
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
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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