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Definition of martial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

martial

adjective

/ˈmɑːʃl/

/ˈmɑːrʃl/

(formal) [only before noun]

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connected with fighting or war
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Martial is used with these nouns:
art
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin martialis, from Mars, Mart-. Mars is the god of war in Roman mythology.

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