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battle

/ˈbætəl/
noun
  1. A contest, a struggle.

    "the battle of life"

  2. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

  3. A division of an army; a battalion.

verb
  1. To join in battle; to contend in fight

    "Scientists always battle over theories."

  2. To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.

    "She has been battling cancer for years."

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