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PRONUNCIATION OF HONOURS OF WAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONOURS OF WAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Honours of war is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HONOURS OF WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of honours of war in the English dictionary

The definition of honours of war in the dictionary is the honours granted by the victorious to the defeated, esp as of marching out with all arms and flags flying.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HONOURS OF WAR

honour bright
honour guard
honour killing
Honour Moderations
honour school
honour-bound
honourability
honourable
honourable discharge
honourable mention
honourableness
honourably
honoured
honourer
honourless
honours
honours course
honours degree
honours list

WORDS THAT END LIKE HONOURS OF WAR

act of war
bidding war
civil war
cold war
contraband of war
council of war
declaration of war
dirty war
flame war
ground war
guerrilla war
holy war
man o´ war
opium war
prisoner of war
sloop of war
state of war
theatre of war
trade war
turf war

Synonyms and antonyms of honours of war in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «honours of war» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

战争荣誉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

honores de la guerra
570 millions of speakers

English

honours of war
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

युद्ध का सम्मान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يكرم الحرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

военными почестями
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

honras de guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মাননা তালিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

honneurs de la guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Senarai penghormatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ehrungen des Krieges
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦争の栄誉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전쟁의 명예
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhaftar kaurmatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

danh dự của chiến tranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருதுகள் பட்டியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुरस्कार यादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Onur listesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onore delle armi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sukcesy wojenne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

військовими почестями
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

onoruri de război
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιμά πολέμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eer van die oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utmärkelser för krig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

æren av krig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of honours of war

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONOURS OF WAR»

The term «honours of war» is regularly used and occupies the 88.362 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HONOURS OF WAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about honours of war

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONOURS OF WAR»

Discover the use of honours of war in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to honours of war and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Friend of Peace
They were buried at St. Mary's with the honours of war." Chronicle and Patriot, March 2-1. COMMENTARIES. 1. " Tiger Island" — A very proper name for a place devoted to such a brutal combat ! 2. " Two Midshipmen" — Officers who had been  ...
Noah Worcester, 1821
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The Friend of Peace; by Philo Pacificus [pseud.̈
They were buried at St. Mary's with the'honours of war." Chronicle and Patriot, March 21 . COMMENTARIES. 1. " Tiger Island" — A very proper' name for a place devoted to such a brutal combat ! 2. " Two Midshipmen''' — Officers who had ...
Noah Worcester, 1821
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The Universal Traveller Or a Compleat Description of the ...
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Thomas Salmon, 1759
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The History of Italy, from the Abdication of Napoleon I
4i The fact is distinctly stated in Lord Kelson's letter to Mr. Stephens — " When the rebels surrendered they came out of the castles as they ought, without any honours of war," (see note 2), yet strange to say, in the memorial to Lord Nelson from ...
Isaac Butt, 1860
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Louis XV's Army: French Infantry
Upon the surrender of the Fortress of Louisbourg, on 26 July 1758, the British refused the Honours of War to the French garrison which had bravely held out as long as possible with no hope of relief. Finding this most unfair, the men of Cambis' ...
René Chartrand, 1996
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A Letter to Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., upon the late debate on ...
I engaged to demonstrate that Lord Palmerston asserted erroneously, upon Mr. Southern's authority, “that they should be treated with the honours of war.” I have here a second charge to prefer against Mr; Southern, of wilfully false translation.
‎1847
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A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against ...
T. The garrison demand to march out with the honours of war. — 'Ans. The garrison shall march out with the honours of war, and afrer having grounded their arms on the glacis, shall be prisoners of wax. . Art. II. They shall preserve their ...
John Debritt, 1802
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A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against ...
I. THE French garrison shall march out osss the cisstadelss of Savona with all honours of war, with arms and baggage, drums beating, and colours flying, and shall march by the shortest Way to France,vwithout beingl made prisoners of war;  ...
‎1801
9
An Impartial History of the War, from the Commencement of ...
Considerin that Civita Vecchia, Corneto, To] a, and all the Roman State, under the command of general Garnier, has not been regul l l larly besieged, but blockaded, I will' garrisons to march out of the places' with all the honours of war,  ...
France, 1799
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The general history of the late war: containing it's rise, ...
The troops, and the militia, who are in garrison in the town of Montreal, shall go out by the gate of with all the honours of war, six pieces of cannon and one mortar, which shall be put on board the vessel, where the Marquis de Vaudreuil shall ...
John Entick, 1763

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONOURS OF WAR»

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Ten Documents of Cornwall: A history of a County at Cornwall …
... and the Parliamentarians' long wait, the surrender terms (T/1629) were very lenient, allowing them to leave with the full honours of war: 'flags ... «Culture24, Sep 11»
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No forgiving cruel Viet Cong
The Viet Cong were not an honourable enemy worthy of the honours of war. I do not know of a single Australian taken prisoner by them who ... «The Australian, Apr 11»
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Murdered soldiers' bodies flown home from Northern Ireland without …
... and they must be given the same honours of war. The MoD are being so clumsy if they can't see how this rubs salt into already open wounds. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 09»

REFERENCE
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