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inf

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Mathematics. infimum.

INF 2 American  
[inf] / ɪnf /

noun

  1. European-based U.S. nuclear weapons that were capable of striking the Soviet Union and Soviet ones that could hit Western Europe (usually used attributively).

    INF missiles;

    the 1987 INF Treaty.
Inf. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. infantry.

  2. infuse.

inf 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. infinitive

  2. informal

  3. infra

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INF 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. intermediate-range nuclear forces: land-based missiles and aircraft with a range between 500 and 5000 km

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Etymology

Origin of INF2

First recorded in 1980–85; abbreviation of I(ntermediate-range) N(uclear) F(orces)

Origin of Inf.3

Inf. ( def. 2 ) < Latin infunde

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