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third lieutenant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
third lieu-tenant
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lowest commissioned officer grade of the American colonial gendarmerie, an organization which existed from 1901 through 1942.

Inflected Forms

third lieutenants (plural) 3rd lieutenant (alternative)

Questions

What does third lieutenant mean?
The lowest commissioned officer grade of the American colonial gendarmerie, an organization which existed from 1901 through 1942.

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