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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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A sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Hexagram 7 of the I Ching (䷆)
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noun
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
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noun
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.
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noun
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
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noun
The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
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noun
A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Any multitude.
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Usage: figuratively
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noun
The military as a whole.
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noun
The fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle
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noun
An individual fan of the K-pop boy band BTS.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang
Topics: lifestyle
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noun
a large number of people united for some specific purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: crowd
noun
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: regular army, ground forces
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Broader terms: military service, armed service, service
Narrower terms: host, legion, standing army, Union Army, Confederate Army, Army of the Confederacy, Continental Army
noun
the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, USA
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Broader terms: agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h2(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin armātus Anglo-Norman armeebor. Middle English armee English army From (1386) Middle English armee, borrowed from Old French armee (cf. modern French armée), from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), a noun taken from the past participle of Latin armāre (“to arm”), itself related to arma (“tools, arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h2er- (“to join, fit together”). Doublet of armada. Displaced native Old English here and fierd.
From an acronym/backronym based on army ("Adorable Representative for MC Youth"), suggesting a large, devoted fanbase.
Across languages
383 source translations are retained for this English entry.
