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JG

JG is the alternative form of j.g..

JG is the abbreviation of lieutenant junior grade.

Meaning of j.g.

Adjective

j.g. (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional) junior-grade

Meaning of lieutenant junior grade

Noun

lieutenant junior grade (plural lieutenants junior grade)

  1. A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.
  2. A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above an ensign and below a lieutenant.

Forms of JG

Adjective
alternative formJ.G.
alternative formJ. G.
alternative formjg
alternative formj.g.
alternative formj. g.
Noun
pluralJGs

Origin of JG

Abbreviation of junior grade.

Questions about JG

What is JG the alternative form of?
JG is the alternative form of j.g..

Words near JG in the dictionary

  1. JFKs
  2. JFMA
  3. JFS
  4. JFTR
  5. JFYI
  6. JG
  7. JGA
  8. JGAs
  9. JGB
  10. JGBs
  11. JGs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: JG (page history and authors); j.g. (page history and authors); lieutenant junior grade (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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