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  • 11war of words — noun (C) a public argument between politicians etc …

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  • 13(a) war of words — a long argument between two people or groups. The war of words between the two rivals for the presidency continues to dominate the news bulletins. (often + between) The article describes the war of words over acid rain. (often + over) …

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  • 14(a) war of words — a ˌwar of ˈwords idiom a bitter argument or disagreement over a period of time between two or more people or groups • the political war of words over tax Main entry: ↑waridiom …

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  • 15a war of words — phrase a situation in which two people or groups continuously criticize each other in public because they disagree seriously about something Thesaurus: arguments and arguingsynonym to arguehyponym Main entry: war …

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  • 16war — (wôr) n. 1) a) A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties. b) The period of such conflict. c) The techniques and procedures of war; military science. 2) a) A condition of active antagonism or… …

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  • 17war — W1S3 [wo: US wo:r] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: werre, from Old French guerre] 1.) [U and C] when there is fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers… …

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  • 18war — [ wɔr ] noun *** ▸ 1 when countries fight ▸ 2 effort to stop something ▸ 3 when people compete ▸ 4 when people fight/argue ▸ 5 World War II ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount fighting between two or more countries, that involves the use of the military and …

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  • 19War of the Words — Infobox Television episode | Title = War of the Words Series = Frasier Season = 9 Episode = 18 Airdate = 12 March 2002 Writer = Saladin K. Patterson Director = Sheldon Epps Guests = Philip Casnoff (Dr. Bernard Gaston) Jeff Perry (John Clayton)… …

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  • 20war — Synonyms and related words: American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, Franco Prussian War, French Revolution, Gallic Wars, Greco Persian Wars, Indian Wars, Indochina War, Kilkenny… …

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