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com·bat • n. / ˈkämˌbat/ fighting between armed forces: killed in combat | pilots reenacted the aerial combats of yesteryear | [as adj.] a combat zone. ∎ nonviolent conflict or opposition: intellectual combat. • v. / kəmˈbat; ˈkämˌbat/ (-bat·ed or -bat·ted, -bat·ing or -bat·ting) [tr.] take action to reduce, destroy, or prevent (something undesirable): an effort to combat drug trafficking. ∎ archaic engage in a fight with; oppose in battle: [intr.] your men combated against the first of ours. |
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"combat." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "combat." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-combat.html "combat." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-combat.html |
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combat sb. XVI. — F., f. combattre vb. (whence combat vb. XVI), OF. cumbatre — late L. combattere, f. COM- + *battere, for batuere fight.
So combatant XV. — OF. combatant, prp. of combattre. |
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T. F. HOAD. "combat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "combat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-combat.html T. F. HOAD. "combat." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-combat.html |
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combat ˈkämˌbæt n.
1. fighting between armed forces: killed in combat | pilots reenacted the aerial combats of yesteryear. 2. nonviolent conflict or opposition: intellectual combat. |
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"combat." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "combat." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-combat.html "combat." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-combat.html |
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combat
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•fiat • floreat • exeat • caveat
•Croat, Serbo-Croat
•Nanga Parbat • brickbat • dingbat
•combat, wombat
•fruitbat • numbat • acrobat • backchat
•whinchat • chitchat • samizdat
•concordat • Arafat • Jehoshaphat
•butterfat • Kattegat • hard hat
•sun hat • fat cat • hellcat • requiescat
•scaredy-cat • Magnificat • copycat
•pussycat • wildcat • bobcat • tomcat
•Sno-Cat • polecat • muscat • meerkat
•mudflat • cervelat
•doormat, format
•diplomat • laundromat • Zermatt
•Donat • cowpat
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"combat." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "combat." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-combat.html "combat." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-combat.html |
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