enlistment

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a period of time spent in military service
  2. noun the act of enlisting (as in a military service)

Etymology

From enlist + -ment.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour

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