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generalissimo

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gen⋅er⋅al⋅is⋅si⋅mo

  [jen-er-uh-lis-uh-moh]
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–noun, plural -mos. (in certain countries)
the supreme commander of the armed forces.
Origin:
1615–25; < It, superl. of generale general
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gen·er·al·is·si·mo   (jěn'ər-ə-lĭs'ə-mō')   
n.   pl. gen·er·al·is·si·mos
The commander in chief of all the armed forces in certain countries.

[Italian, superlative of generale, a general, from Latin generālis, general; see general.]
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