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Warfare is engagement in violent conflict, or the activities involved with violent conflict.

(noun)

  1. Bombing a country you are in a dispute with is an example of warfare.
  2. Pitting one class of people against another, making the poor hate the rich, is an example of class warfare.

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See warfare in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the action of waging war; armed conflict
  2. conflict or struggle of any kind

See warfare in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. The waging of war against an enemy; armed conflict.
    b. Military operations marked by a specific characteristic: guerrilla warfare; chemical warfare.
  2. A state of disharmony or conflict; strife: constant spousal warfare in the household.
  3. Acts undertaken to destroy or undermine the strength of another: political warfare.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: : warre, war; see war

Origin: + fare, journey (from Old English faru, from faran, to journey; see fare)

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