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"word": "ensign first class"
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"ref": "1690, Edmund Waller, The Maid’s Tragedy, Alter’d by Mr Waller, page 8",
"text": "The Ensigns of our Power about we bear; / And every Land pays Tribute to the Fair.",
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"A badge of office, rank, or power."
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"The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade."
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"A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour."
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"ref": "1960 [a. 120], Ian Scott-Kilvert, “Life of Alcibiades”, in The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives, translation of original by Plutarch",
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"The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality."
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"(nautical) The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality."
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"A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign."
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"(historical) A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign."
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈɛn.sən/"
},
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"ipa": "[ˈɛn.sn̩]"
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"english": "OF-1",
"word": "second lieutenant"
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"sense": "military officer",
"word": "少尉"
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"roman": "flag",
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"ref": "1610, Ben Jonson, The Speeches at Prince Henry's Barriers",
"text": "HENRY but ioyn’d the Roses, that ensign’d / Particular families, but this hath ioyn’d / The Rose and Thistle,",
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"(obsolete) To designate as by an ensign."
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"word": "少尉"
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{
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{
"code": "it",
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{
"code": "fa",
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"sense": "military officer",
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{
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"sense": "military officer",
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "military officer",
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"masculine"
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"code": "sh",
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"code": "fa",
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