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Definition of military service noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

military service

noun
 
/ˌmɪlətri ˈsɜːvɪs/
 
/ˌmɪləteri ˈsɜːrvɪs/
[uncountable]
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  1. a period during which young people serve in the armed forces
    • to be called up for military service
    • She has to do her military service.
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  2. the time somebody spends in the armed forces
    • He's completed 30 years of active military service.
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