transcription, транскрипция: [ ɑ:(r)mi ]
( armies)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments.
After returning from France, he joined the army...
The army is about to launch a major offensive.
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2.
An army of people, animals, or things is a large number of them, especially when they are regarded as a force of some kind.
...data collected by an army of volunteers.
...armies of shoppers looking for bargains.
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