interservice

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adjective

Involving relationships between branches of the armed forces.

“Interservice rivalry is often blamed for problems in the US military.”

OriginEnglish service ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterservice (not comparable)
  1. USnot comparableInvolving relationships between branches of the armed forces.

    Interservice rivalry is often blamed for problems in the US military.

    1 more example

    Interservice coordination in the field has improved due to electronic communications.

  2. not comparableConcerning interactions between multiple services.

    Mutt had taken it as a matter of course that she had been invited to this interservice conference, and no one thought to gainsay her.

    2000, Dana Stabenow, Midnight Come Again, →ISBN, page 258

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishservice
  8. Englishinterservice

From inter- + service.

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Cite this entry
APA

interservice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interservice

MLA

“interservice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interservice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interservice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interservice.

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