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Word: Bellicose
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin bellicosus, from bellicus ‘warlike’, from bellum ‘war’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɛlɪkəʊs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Short Definition:demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Examples:- a mood of bellicose jingoism
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