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ENLISTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of enlisting (as in a military service)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("enlistment" is a kind of...):
allegiance; commitment; dedication; loyalty (the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enlistment"):
reenlistment (a renewed enlistment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A period of time spent in military service
Synonyms:
duty tour; enlistment; hitch; term of enlistment; tour; tour of duty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("enlistment" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Derivation:
enlist (join the military)
enlist (engage somebody to enter the army)
