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REARMAMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of arming again
Example:
he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rearmament" is a kind of...):
armament; arming; equipping (the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war)
Derivation:
rearm (arm anew)
rearm (arm again)
