MARTIAL

PRONUNCIATION: (MAHR-shuhl)

MEANING: adjective: Relating to war or warriors.

ETYMOLOGY: After Mars, Roman god of war, who also gave his name to the planet in our solar system. Earliest documented use: 1425.

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PARTIAL - my father's combat skills (my mother's are MARTIAL)

MARTGAL - a shopaholic

MARDIAL - pertaining to Tuesdays