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admiral6 entries found for admiral.To select an entry, click on it. Main Entry: ad·mi·ral  Pronunciation: 'ad-m(&-)r&l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French amiral commander & Medieval Latin admiralis emir, admirallus admiral, from Arabic amIr-al- commander of the (as in amIr-al-bahr commander of the sea) 1 archaic : the commander in chief of a navy 2 a : FLAG OFFICER b : a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four stars -- compare GENERAL 3 archaic : FLAGSHIP 4 : any of several brightly colored nymphalid butterflies -- compare RED ADMIRAL
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