ammunition

noun

information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint

any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction

projectiles to be fired from a gun

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The word ammunition breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root muni-, from Latin munio (“fortify”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.