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WAR CRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
Synonyms:
battle cry; rallying cry; war cry; war whoop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("war cry" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A slogan used to rally support for a cause
Example:
our watchword will be 'democracy'
Synonyms:
battle cry; cry; rallying cry; war cry; watchword
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("war cry" is a kind of...):
catchword; motto; shibboleth; slogan (a favorite saying of a sect or political group)
