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lieutenant general


lieutenant general

noun

Definition of LIEUTENANT GENERAL

: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a major general and whose insignia is three stars

First Known Use of LIEUTENANT GENERAL

1589

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