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general officer

gen·er·al of·fi·cer
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-/
    • /ˈdʒenrəl ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-/

Definitions of general officer words

  • noun general officer an officer ranking above colonel. 1
  • noun general officer an officer holding a commission of brigadier's rank or above in the army, air force, or marine corps 0
  • noun general officer any officer above a colonel in rank 0
See all 3 definitions of general officer

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Origin of general officer

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1635-45

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Parts of speech for General officer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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general officer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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