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HOME | Definition of belligerency (BELLIGERENCY, Belligerency)

    Belligerence \Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\,
    n.
    The quality of being belligerent.
    [1913 Webster]

    2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike
    conflict; warfare.

    Syn: hostilities.
    [WordNet 1.5]

    3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a
    readiness to fight or offend, with little or no
    provocation.
    [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    belligerency
    n 1: hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: belligerence]
    2: acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: hostility]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


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