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Antonyms for armies

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahr-mee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑr mi


Definition of armies

Origin :
  • late 14c., "armed expedition," from Old French armée (14c.) "armed troop, armed expedition," from Medieval Latin armata "armed force," from Latin armata, fem. of armatus "armed, equipped, in arms," past participle of armare "to arm," literally "act of arming," related to arma "tools, arms" (see arm (n.2)). Originally used of expeditions on sea or land; the specific meaning "land force" first recorded 1786. Transferred meaning "host, multitude" is c.1500.
  • The Old English words were here (still preserved in derivatives like harrier), from PIE *kor- "people, crowd;" and fierd, with an original sense of "expedition," from faran "travel." In spite of etymology, in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, here generally meant "invading Vikings" and fierd was used for the local militias raised to fight them.
  • noun military force, usually for land
  • noun group resembling military force
Example sentences :
  • Armies would fight for his favour at the bidding of queens—to get what I have!
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Between the two armies lay the hecatombs of dead and the thousands of wounded.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • "The armies of Sennacherib were as mighty," answered Almamen.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • It is associated with armies and navies, and an unlimited police force.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • Think of it, you wiseacres and organisers of American armies.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • And no less credit and glory did it bring to the Turkish armies.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Lo, at last, there was a dot on the clouds, And—at last and at last— —God—the sky was filled with armies.
  • Extract from : « War is Kind » by Stephen Crane
  • Their armies of the right and of the center were beaten and the retreat followed.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • The general retreat of the German armies was the inevitable result.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Nevertheless the British and French armies were not crushed.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

Synonyms for armies

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