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Miliary vs Military - What's the difference?

miliary | military |

As adjectives the difference between miliary and military

is that miliary is of or pertaining to millet seeds while military is characteristic of members of the armed forces.

As nouns the difference between miliary and military

is that miliary is (zoology) one of the small tubercles of echinus sea urchins while military is armed forces.

miliary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
  • (medicine) Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
  • a miliary eruption
    a miliary fever
  • Small and numerous.
  • the miliary tubercles of Echini

    Derived terms

    *miliary abscess *miliary bronchiolithiasis *miliary dermatitis *miliary tuberculosis

    Noun

    (miliaries)
  • (zoology) One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.
  • military

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
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  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • (lb) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
  • :
  • Relating to war.
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  • Relating to armies or ground forces.
  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Armed forces.
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  • (US, with the) U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
  • See also

    * martial * abbreviation: * army/Army * navy/Navy * air force/Air Force * marines/Marines * Merchant Marine * US National Guard * Coast Guard

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