ADMIRAL
\ˈadmɜːɹə͡l], \ˈadmɜːɹəl], \ˈa_d_m_ɜː_ɹ_əl]\
Definitions of ADMIRAL
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
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The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
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A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
By Oddity Software
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A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
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The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
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A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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A species of shell-fish; also a species of butterfly. The lord high admiral, in Great Britain, an officer who formerly superintended all naval affairs. The admiral of the fleet, a title of honour given to a few admirals. Vice-admiral, an officer next in rank to an admiral. Rear-admiral, an officer next in rank to a vice-admiral.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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