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major-general

major-general is the alternative spelling 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.
    • In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy-- [...] You'll say a better major-general has never sat agee.1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “I am the very pattern of a modern Major-General”, in The Pirates of Penzance […], Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., published 1880...

Forms of major-general

pluralmajor-generals

Questions about major-general

What is major-general the alternative spelling of?
Major-general is the alternative spelling of major general.

Words near major-general in the dictionary

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  2. Major's long-tailed tenrec
  3. Major's long-tailed tenrecs
  4. major-domo
  5. major-domos
  6. major-general
  7. major-generals
  8. major-league
  9. major-leaguer
  10. major-leaguers
  11. majorally

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