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infantry

in.fan.try \'in-f*n-tre-\ \-m*n\ n [MF & OIt; MF infanterie, fr. OIt 
   infanteria, fr. infante boy], foot soldier, fr. L infant-, infans 1a: 
   soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot  1b: a branch of an 
   army composed of these soldiers  2: an infantry regiment  - in.fan.try.man 
   n