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army

noun

Simple meaning

A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

ahrmee

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɑɹmi

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

  2. Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.

  3. The military as a whole.

  4. A large number of people united for some specific purpose

  5. figuratively

    A large group of people working toward the same purpose.

  6. A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

Used this way, army is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Military
  • Historical writing
  • News/reporting
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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More ways to use army

  • “My cousin just joined the army and is training to be a soldier.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Large / permanent

union armyarmy group

Governmental / army

confederate army

Other combinations

red armyregular armysalvation armystanding armybritish army

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • army attachenounCompound term

    A military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army.

  • army basenounCompound term

    A large base of operations for an army.

  • army bratnounCompound term

    The child of a career officer of the United States Army.

  • army corpsnounCompound term

    An army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support.

  • army cutwormnounCompound term

    Larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states.

  • army engineernounCompound term

    A member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: large or highly organized military force

regular army

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