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martial
adjective
- of or suitable for war: martial songs
- showing a readiness or eagerness to fight; warlike
- of the army, the navy, or military life; military
Related Forms:
- martialism noun
- martialist noun
- martially adverb
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) 40?-104?; Rom. epigrammatist & poet, born in Spain
See martial in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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