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hostility
noun (FIGHTING) /hɒsˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
/hɑːˈstɪl.ə.t̬i/ Definition
(Definition of hostility noun (FIGHTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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