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Major General

major general

noun
a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.

Origin:
1635–45

ma·jor-gen·er·al·cy, ma·jor-gen·er·al·ship, noun
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major general
 
n
military an officer immediately junior to a lieutenant general
 
'major-'generalship
 
n
 
'major-'generalcy
 
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