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defence force

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
de-fence -force
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A title, or part thereof, bestowed on some of the armed forces of the world. Depending on the country, the title can be singular or plural.

British usage

noun

A title used by a few football clubs.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

defence forces (plural) defense force (alternative)

Synonyms

defense defence defense force

Questions

What does defence force mean?
A title, or part thereof, bestowed on some of the armed forces of the world. Depending on the country, the title can be singular or plural.

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