strife

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WOTD – 9 January 2016

Etymology

From Old French estrif, from Frankish strīban, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz (“battle, fight”), compare Dutch strijd (“fight, battle, conflict”), German Streit (“quarrel, dispute”), and Icelandic stríð (“war”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /stɹaɪf/

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  • Rhymes: -aɪf

Noun

strife (countable and uncountable, plural strifes)

  1. Conflict, sometimes violent, usually brief or limited in scope.

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