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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Belligerence \Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\, n. The quality of being belligerent.
2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare.
Syn: hostilities. [WordNet 1.5]
3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
belligerency
noun
1: hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: {belligerence}]
2: acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {hostility}]
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