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noun
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: ammo
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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verb
To supply with ammunition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
projectiles to be fired from a gun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ammo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
Narrower terms: belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunition, cartridge, case shot, canister, canister shot, powder and shot, round, unit of ammunition, one shot, shell, tracer, tracer bullet
noun
information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: information, info
noun
any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: material, stuff
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunition From older French amunition, rebracketing of la munition (“the war supplies”) as l'amunition. Ultimately from Latin; see munition for more.
Across languages
110 source translations are retained for this English entry.
