army

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

(1386) Middle English armee from Old French armee (French armée), from Proto-Romance armata, from M.L. armata "armed force", a noun taken from the past participle of Latin armare (“‘to arm’”), itself related to arma "tools, arms", from Proto-Indo-European *ar- (“‘to fit together’”). Displaced native Middle English here, heare "army" (from Old English here "army"), Middle English ferde "army, militia" (from Old English fierd, fyrd "national army, militia"), Middle English trume, trome "army, troop" (from Old English truma "legion, company, troop"), Middle English wored "army" (from Old English werod, weorod "company, host, band, army"), Old English ġefylce "army, host".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɑː.miː/, SAMPA: /A:mi:/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɑɹ.mi/, SAMPA: /Ar\mi/
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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)mi

[edit] Noun

army (plural armies)

1. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather then air - and naval) operations

   The army was sent in to quell the uprising.

   1. used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces

      The army got a better share of this year's budget increase then navy and air force.

   2. (often capitalized) within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions)

      The Fourth Army suffered such losses that its remainders were merged into the Second Army, also deployed on the Western front.

2. The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.

   The army opposed the legislature's involvement.

3. A large group of people working toward the same purpose.

   It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.

4. A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.

   Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.

5. Any multitude

   On sunny days the beaches draw armies of tourist of all kinds

[edit] Synonyms

• host

[edit] Derived terms

• army ant
• army base
• army boots
• army group
• army surplus
• Swiss Army Knife, Swiss Army Penknife
• you and whose army?

[edit] Related terms

• arm, arms, armed
• armament
• armor, armour

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Navy
• Air Force
• Marines

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: amry
• mary, Mary
• Myra