battle

English

/ˈbætəl/, /ˈbætl̩/

noun
Definitions
  • A contest, a struggle.
  • (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
  • (military) A division of an army; a battalion.
  • (military) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English batel derived from Old French bataille derived from Latin battālia, battuō (beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (dig, stab).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰedʰ-

Gloss

dig, stab

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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