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Word: Ammunition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition ‘the munition’ (see munition)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌamjʊˈnɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a supply or quantity of bullets and shells
Short Definition:supply or quantity of bullets and shells
Examples:- guns, ammunition, and explosives
- an ammunition dump
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