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second lieutenant

 
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–noun U.S. Military.
an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank. Compare ensign (def. 4).
Origin:
1695–1705
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second lieutenant  
n.  

  1. The lowest commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

  2. One who holds this rank.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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