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Qui vive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Qui vive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

"bombers were put on alert during the crisis"

2

a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle

See Also
battle vigilance
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
readiness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
air alert red alert strip alert
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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