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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

noun
a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general 
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