See major general on Wiktionary
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Download raw JSONL data for major general meaning in All languages combined (7.6kB)
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"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": airforce vs. ypoptérarchos",
"path": [
"major general"
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"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "major general",
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}
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