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cobelligerent

co·bel·lig·er·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koh-buh-lij-er-uh nt]
    • /ˌkoʊ bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt/
    • /kˈəʊbəlˌɪdʒərənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-buh-lij-er-uh nt]
    • /ˌkoʊ bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt/

Definitions of cobelligerent word

  • noun cobelligerent a country fighting in a war on the side of another country 3
  • noun cobelligerent a nation associated but not formally allied with another or others in waging war 3
  • noun cobelligerent a state or individual that cooperates with, but is not bound by a formal alliance to another in waging war. 1
  • noun cobelligerent One who wages war on the same side; a military ally. 1
  • adjective cobelligerent Carrying on war in conjunction with another power. 0
See all 5 definitions of cobelligerent

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Origin of cobelligerent

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; co- + belligerent

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Parts of speech for Cobelligerent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cobelligerent

cobelligerent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cobelligerent usage trend in Literature

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