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wartime

 noun
     
war‧time [uncountable]
the period of time when a country is fighting a war [≠ peacetime]
in/during wartime
Even in wartime some people held concerts.
—wartime adjective [only before noun]
the hardships of wartime Britain
his wartime experiences
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