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Meaning of lieutenant-colonelcy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
/lɛfˌtɛnəntˈkəːnəlsi/

Definitions

The position of lieutenant-colonel.

Examples

“Three years later, at the outbreak of the Revolution, he accepted a lieutenant-colonelcy in ‘La Légion Américaine’, a newly formed all-black unit led by the dashing swordsman and virtuoso violinist Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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