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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ally \Al*ly"\, n.; pl {Allies}. [See {Ally}, v.]
1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually
applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
The English soldiers and their French allies.
--Macaulay.
3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an
auxiliary.
Science, instead of being the enemy of religion,
becomes its ally. --Buckle.
4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
allies
n : an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common
enemy
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