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battle
What does battle mean?
battle (noun): a general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce battle?
/ˈbætl̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does battle come from?
From Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French bataille.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of battle?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “battle” mean?
a general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement
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an amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line
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the territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc
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a polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral
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Which word is closest in meaning to “battle”?
place
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house
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money
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fight
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