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colonel

colo·nel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kur-nl]
    • /ˈkɜr nl/
    • /ˈkɜː.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kur-nl]
    • /ˈkɜr nl/

Definitions of colonel word

  • countable noun colonel A colonel is a senior officer in an army, air force, or the marines. 3
  • noun colonel an officer of land or air forces junior to a brigadier but senior to a lieutenant colonel 3
  • noun colonel a military officer ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general, and corresponding to a captain in the navy 3
  • noun colonel an honorary, nonmilitary title in some southern or western U.S. states 3
  • noun colonel an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy. 1
  • noun colonel a commissioned officer of similar rank in the armed forces of some other nations. 1

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Origin of colonel

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Middle French < Italian colon(n)ello, equivalent to colonn(a) column + -ello < Latin -ellus diminutive suffix; so named because such an officer originally headed the first column or company of a regiment

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Parts of speech for Colonel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colonel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

colonel usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for colonel

noun colonel

  • majorClarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
  • officer — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.

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