belligerency en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative form of belligerence.
alt of belligerence
Scott was a little unsteady now and he looked at people out of the side of his eyes with a certain belligerency.
1964, Ernest Hemingway, “Scott Fitzgerald”, in A Moveable Feast, New York: Scribner, page 173:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| belligerencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |