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general of the army

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
gen-er-al of the army
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commissioned military officer of the highest rank in the United States, ranking directly above a general, and corresponding to marshal or field marshal in other countries. A general of the army is equal in grade or rank to an admiral of the fleet.

noun

A military officer of the highest rank in several countries that follow the United States military rank system, including Liberia.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

generals of the army (plural)

Questions

What does general of the army mean?
A commissioned military officer of the highest rank in the United States, ranking directly above a general, and corresponding to marshal or field marshal in other countries. A general of the army is equal in grade or rank to an admiral of the fleet.

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