mil·i·tar·y (mĭl'ĭ-tĕr'ē)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of members of the armed forces: a military bearing; military attire.
2. Performed or supported by the armed forces: military service.
3. Of or relating to war: military operations.
4. Of or relating to land forces.

n., pl., military, also -ies.

1. Armed forces: a country ruled by the military.
2. Members, especially officers, of an armed force.

[Middle English, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles, mīlit-, soldier.]

militarily mil'i·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv.

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