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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Distinguished Service Order mean? 

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (noun)
  The noun DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER has 1 sense:

1. a British military decoration for special service in actionplay

  Familiarity information: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A British military decoration for special service in action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Distinguished Service Order" is a kind of...):

decoration; laurel wreath; medal; medallion; palm; ribbon (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)


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