militaire

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French militaire. Doublet of military.

Noun[edit]

militaire (plural militaires)

  1. A military man; a soldier.
    • 1999, John Harmon McElroy, editor, The Sacrificial Years: A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War, page 29:
      There hangs something majestic about a man who has borne his part in battles, especially if he is very quiet regarding it when you desire him to unbosom. I am continually lost at the absence of blowing and blowers among these old-young American militaires.

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Adjective[edit]

militaire

  1. inflection of militair:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French militaire, borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

militaire (plural militaires)

  1. (relational) military, militaristic

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Noun[edit]

militaire m (plural militaires)

  1. military
  2. a soldier

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin mīlitāris.

Adjective[edit]

militaire m or f (plural militaires)

  1. military

Descendants[edit]

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