Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

major-general

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: ma-jor--gen-er-al
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of major general.

Example Sentences

"Hu Jui-chou, an army major-general involved in rescue operations, said those trapped included people buried by a massive landslide in Hsiao Lin, a village of 1,000 in Kaohsiung county. Many were also trapped in a second village, Namahsia."

Inflected Forms

major-generals (plural)

Questions

What does major-general mean?: Alternative spelling of major general.

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