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REARMAMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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)

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