Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lieutenant junior grade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: lieu-tenan-t ju-nior -grade
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

lieutenants junior grade (plural)

Synonyms

lieutenant jg

Questions

What does lieutenant junior grade mean?: 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.

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