Etymology

warfare

war·fare
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Today it means: The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy. Full definition →

Middle English werre-faringe
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwerre-faringe
  2. English todaywarfare

From war + fare; perhaps a shortening of Middle English werre-faringe, werfarynge (“waging war, warfare”, literally “going to war”).

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