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major generals

major generals is the plural 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...

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What is major generals the plural of?
Major generals is the plural of major general.

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