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ammunition

English

Etymology

From older French amunition, from rebracketing of la munition (the war supplies) as l'amunition. Ultimately from Latin; see munition for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?æmju?n???n/

Noun

ammunition (countable and uncountable, plural ammunitions)

  1. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
  2. (obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
    ammunition bread; ammunition shoes
  3. arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict

Synonyms

  • (articles used in charging firearms): ammo

Translations

Verb

ammunition (third-person singular simple present ammunitions, present participle ammunitioning, simple past and past participle ammunitioned)

  1. To supply with ammunition.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

ammunition c

  1. ammunition

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sustenance

English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from sustenir (14c) with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere. Cf. also Late Latin sustinentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s?s.t?.n?ns/

Noun

sustenance (countable and uncountable, plural sustenances)

  1. Something that provides support or nourishment.

Related terms

  • subsistence

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