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admiral

Main Entry:: ad·mi·ral
Pronunciation:: \ˈad-m(ə-)rəl\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French amiral commander & Medieval Latin admiralis emir, admirallus admiral, from Arabic amīr-al- commander of the (as in amīr-al-baḥr commander of the sea)
Date:: 15th century

1archaic : the commander in chief of a navy2 a: flag officer b: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four stars — compare general3archaic : flagship4: any of several brightly colored nymphalid butterflies — compare red admiral

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