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mu·ni·tion / myoŏˈnishən; myə-/ • pl. n. (munitions) military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores: reserves of nuclear, chemical, and conventional munitions | [as adj.] a munitions expert | [as adj.] (munition) munition factories. • v. [tr.] supply with munitions.DERIVATIVES: mu·ni·tion·er n. ( rare ).

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munition † fortification; ammunition. XVI. — (O)F. — L. mūnītiō, -ōn-, f. mūnīre, mūnīt-; see prec. and -ITION.

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