What does the word war really mean?

Answer 1

war (wôr)
n.

1.
1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
2. The period of such conflict.
3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.
2.
1. A condition of active antagonism or contention: a war of words; a price war.
2. A concerted effort or campaign to combat or put an end to something considered injurious: the war against acid rain.

intr.v., warred, war·ring, wars.

1. To wage or carry on warfare.
2. To be in a state of hostility or rivalry; contend.

idiom:

at war

1. In an active state of conflict or contention.

[Middle English warre, from Old North French werre, of Germanic origin.]

Answer 2

It means armed conflict. It does not specify any minimum quantities of participants.

Answer 3

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