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MILITARY RESERVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
Synonyms:
military reserve; reserve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("military reserve" is a kind of...):
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Meronyms (members of "military reserve"):
reservist (a member of a military reserve)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
