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Line 1: <div class="mbox mbox-med" role="presentation"><span class="mbox-title"><span class="mbox-icon metadata">[[File:OOjs UI icon notice.svg\|14px\|link=]]</span>'''This category and all of its contents are being migrated to [https://thegreatwar.uk/wiki/Category:Glossary_of_words_and_phrases Glossary of Words and Phrases] on our sister project [https://thegreatwar.uk The Great War]'''</span> This category page forms the central hub of our glossary structure. The main glossary consists of words and phrases of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of [[Great Britain]] during the Great War, which also includes: technicalities, [[trench]] slang, expressions in everyday use, nicknames, sobriquets, the titles and origins of British and [[Commonwealth]] [[Regiment]]s, and warfare in general.▼ <div class="mbox-text">This is being done because the '''Lonsdale Battalion''' and '''Great War''' projects are two separate entities that require their own spaces to continue effectively. The Lonsdale Battalion website needs to remain focussed on its original goals. Once the migration is complete, the pages here will be removed and the category deleted. All online presence of these pages will continue at [https://thegreatwar.uk thegreatwar.uk]</div> </div><templatestyles src="Template:Mbox/styles.css" /> ▲This category page forms the central hub of our glossary ~~structure. The main glossary consists~~ of words and phrases of the Armed Forces ~~of the United Kingdom~~ of [[Great Britain]] during the Great War,. ~~which~~These ~~also~~words ~~includes:~~and ~~technicalities,~~phrases include slang of the [[trench]]es ~~slang,~~and the Air Force; British and American service terms and expressions in everyday use,; nicknames, sobriquets, and the titles ~~and origins~~ of British and [[Commonwealth]] [[Regiment]]s, and their origins; and warfare in general. These words and phrases are contemporary to the war, which is reflected in the language used, some of which may seem derogatory by today's standards. {{glossary-navbar}}▼ The following sources have been used in compiling this glossary of words and phrases: Line 8 ⟶ 10: *''[[Odhams' A.B.C. of the Great War]]'' Although the majority of terms listed here are gleaned from these publications (~~with~~ no ~~evidence~~longer ofin copyright), there are various entries listed from other sources. These have been referenced accordingly. ~~The~~In ~~subcategories~~addition ~~listed below form additional~~to ~~branches of the main~~this glossary, ~~which~~there ~~include~~is ~~basic~~an ~~chronologies~~index of people ~~and~~, places, ~~that~~ships ~~are~~etc., ~~used~~with ~~throughout~~events ~~the~~compiled in chronological date ~~site~~format. These are sourced primarily from the comprehensive three-volume publication of ''[[Chronology of the War]]'' ~~Volumes I, II and III~~(1918–1920) by {{wl\|Lord Edward Gleichen}}. This is independent of these glossary words and phrases, and can be seen on the main [[:Category:Index\|index category page]]. ▲{{glossary-navbar}} {{c\|'''Please feel free to expand upon and improve any of this content.'''}} [[Category:Contents\|Glossary]]