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GENERALISSIMO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does generalissimo mean?
• GENERALISSIMO (noun)
The noun GENERALISSIMO has 1 sense:
1. the officer who holds the supreme command
Familiarity information: GENERALISSIMO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The officer who holds the supreme command
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
commander-in-chief; commander in chief; generalissimo
Context example:
in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief
Hypernyms ("generalissimo" is a kind of...):
commandant; commander; commanding officer (an officer in command of a military unit)
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