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Definition of hors de combat adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hors de combat

adjective

/ˌɔː də ˈkɒ̃bɑː/

/ˌɔːr də kəʊmˈbɑː/

(from French, formal or humorous)

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unable to fight or to take part in an activity, especially because you are injured
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘out of the fight’.

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