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private first class

pri·vate first class
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prahy-vit furst klas, klahs]
    • /ˈpraɪ vɪt fɜrst klæs, klɑs/
    • /ˈpraɪvət fɜːst klɑːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahy-vit furst klas, klahs]
    • /ˈpraɪ vɪt fɜrst klæs, klɑs/

Definitions of private first class words

  • noun private first class a soldier ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist fourth class in the U.S. Army, and above a private and below a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. 1
  • noun private first class an enlisted man ranking just below a corporal in the U.S. Army and just below a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps 0
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Origin of private first class

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Private first class

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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private first class 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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