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1 hostilities
[-'sti-]noun plural (acts of war; battles: The two countries were engaged in hostilities.)
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hostilities — noun fighting; acts of overt warfare the outbreak of hostilities • Syn: ↑belligerency • Derivationally related forms: ↑belligerent (for: ↑belligerency), ↑hostile … Useful english dictionary
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