state of war
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
Types & categories
- antagonism hypernym
- proxy war hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | peace |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | war |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | war |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | antagonism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | proxy war |