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TheEl firstprimer recordedús useregistrat ofde thela wordparaula militarymilitar inen Englishanglès, spelledescrit ''militarie'', wasva ser inel 1585.<ref name="OED">[[Oxford English Dictionary]] (2nd edition) Oxford: 1994</ref> ItPrové comesdel from the Latinllatí ''militaris'' (fromdel Latinllatí ''miles'', meaningque significa "soldiersoldat") througha French,través butdel isfrancès, ofperò uncertainés etymologyd'etimologia incerta, onecom suggestion being deriveda fromproposta ''*mil-it-'' – goingentrant inen aun cos o bodyen oruna massmassa.<ref>{{OEtymD|military}}</ref><ref>Tucker, T.G. (1985) ''Etymological dictionary of Latin'', Ares publishers Inc., Chicago. p. 156</ref>La Theparaula words'identifica isara nowcom identifieddenotar asalgú denotingque someoneés thatexpert isen skilledl'ús inde useles of weaponsarmes, oro engagedque ines militarydedica service,al orservei militar o a inla warfareguerra.<ref name="COD">Oxford dictionary</ref><ref name="Webster">{{cite web|url=http://www.Merriam-Webster.com|title=Merriam Webster Dictionary online|website=Merriam-Webster.com|publisher= |accessdate=2011-08-01}}</ref>
As a noun, the military usually refers generally to a country's armed forces, or sometimes, more specifically, to the senior officers who command them.<ref name="COD"/><ref name="Webster"/> In general, it refers to the physicality of armed forces, their personnel, equipment, and the physical area which they occupy.
