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wartime, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Skip to main content Factsheet Etymology Meaning & use Pronunciation Forms Frequency Dictionary Historical Thesaurus Factsheet Quotations Hide all quotations Factsheet What does the word wartime mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wartime . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use How common is the word wartime ? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English 1750 0.12 1760 0.12 1770 0.13 1780 0.15 1790 0.14 1800 0.12 1810 0.12 1820 0.11 1830 0.11 1840 0.12 1850 0.15 1860 0.18 1870 0.24 1880 0.3 1890 0.53 1900 0.76 1910 0.92 1920 1.1 1930 1.1 1940 0.91 1950 0.68 1960 0.5 1970 0.29 1980 0.24 1990 0.21 2000 0.19 2010 0.2 See frequency What is the etymology of the word wartime ? wartime is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: war n. 1 , time n. See etymology What is the earliest known use of the word wartime ? Earliest known use Middle English The earliest known use of the word wartime is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for wartime is from around 1325, in Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester . See meaning & use How is the word wartime pronounced? British English /ˈwɔːtʌɪm/ WOR-tighm U.S. English /ˈwɔrˌtaɪm/ WOR-tighm See pronunciation Nearby entries wartake, n. 1485–1500 war talk, n. 1781– wart-biter, n. 1865– wart-cress, n. 1806– wart disease, n. 1915– warted, adj. 1615– wart-gowry, n. ?1711 warth, n. Old English– wart-herb, n. 1864– wart-hog, n. 1840– wartime, n. & adj. c1325– warting, n. 1756 wartle, n. 1598–1725 wartless, adj. 1846– wartlet, n. 1856– war-torn, adj. 1777– war toy, n. 1838– wart-pock, n. 1873– war trail, n. 1836– war trial, n. 1919– wart-ribbed, adj. ?1711 Browse more nearby entries Etymology Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. 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View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Entry history for wartime, n. & adj. wartime, n. & adj. was revised in March 2025. wartime, n. & adj. was last modified in September 2025. Revision of the OED is a long-term project, and oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include: corrections and revisions to definitions, especially to improve clarity, accuracy, or intelligibility; new or updated quotation evidence, and reverified or redated bibliographical information; new or updated pronunciations (transcriptions and audio files); new or revised etymological information and improved coverage of variant spellings; new senses or phrases added in print and online updates since OED2 (1989). Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into wartime, n. & adj. in September 2025. Earlier versions of this entry were published in: OED First Edition (1921) Find out more OED Second Edition (1989) Find out more View war time in OED Second Edition Cite Permanent link: Chicago 18 Oxford English Dictionary , “ ,” , . Copy to clipboard Copied to clipboard MLA 9 “ ” Oxford English Dictionary , Oxford UP, , . Copy to clipboard Copied to clipboard APA 7 Oxford University Press. (n.d.). In Oxford English dictionary . 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Old English– wart-herb, n. 1864– wart-hog, n. 1840– wartime, n. & adj. c1325– warting, n. 1756 wartle, n. 1598–1725 wartless, adj. 1846– wartlet, n. 1856– war-torn, adj. 1777– war toy, n. 1838– wart-pock, n. 1873– war trail, n. 1836– war trial, n. 1919– wart-ribbed, adj. ?1711 Browse more nearby entries