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Meaning of ardian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.
    historical
  2. Alternative letter-case form of ardian.
    alt-of

Examples

“A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […] “Ardian” comes from the Gaelic “Ard” meaning “chief”, and “Ian” or “Eun”, a “bird”.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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