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maj. gen.

maj. gen. is the abbreviation of major general.

Meaning of major general

Noun

major general (plural major generals)

  1. A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.
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Noun capitalized: Maj. Gen.

Maj. Gen.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of major general.

Questions about maj. gen.

What is maj. gen. the abbreviation of?
Maj. gen. is the abbreviation of major general.
What part of speech is maj. gen.?
Maj. gen. is a noun.

Words near maj. gen. in the dictionary

  1. Maizuru
  2. maizy
  3. maizypop
  4. maj
  5. maj.
  6. maj. gen.
  7. maja blanca
  8. Majabhi
  9. Majabhis
  10. majadra
  11. majagua

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Adapted from Wiktionary: maj. gen. (page history and authors); Maj. Gen. (page history and authors); major general (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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