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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is based on the world’s largest collection of information about the way the English language is written and spoken in our time—a citation file of over 14½ million examples of English words drawn from actual use, more than 1 million collected since the last edition. The volume also includes: well-drafted Definitions and Pronunciations, Extensive...

strife \ˈstrīf\ noun [Middle English strif, from Old French estrif, probably from estriver to struggle — more at STRIVE] (13th century) 1 a : bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension 〈political strife〉 b : an act of contention : FIGHT, STRUGGLE 2 : exertion or contention for superiority 3 archaic : earnest endeavor synonymy see DISCORD — strife•less \ˈstrī-fləs\ adjective
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