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lieutenant commander

lieu·ten·ant com·mand·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-ten-uh nt kuh-man-der, -mahn-]
    • /luˈtɛn ənt kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-ten-uh nt kuh-man-der, -mahn-]
    • /luˈtɛn ənt kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-/

Definitions of lieutenant commander words

  • noun lieutenant commander a commissioned officer ranking next below a commander and next above a lieutenant. 1
  • noun lieutenant commander an officer holding commissioned rank in certain navies, immediately junior to a commander 0
  • noun lieutenant commander an officer ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander 0
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Origin of lieutenant commander

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Lieutenant commander

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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lieutenant commander popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% 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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