"warless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From war + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|war|less}} war + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} warless (not comparable)
  1. Without war, devoid of war. Tags: not-comparable
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