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Definition of: belligerent
(bə·lij′ər·ənt) adjective
1. Warlike; bellicose.
2. Engaged in or pertaining to warfare.
—noun A power or person engaged in legitimate warfare. [Earlier belligerant <F belligérant <L belligerans, -antis, ppr. of belligare wage war]
—bel·lig′er·en·cy, bel·lig′er·ence noun
—bel·lig′er·ent·ly adverb
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