generalissimo
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˌdʒɛnəˈlɪsɪmoʊ/
:
generalísimo
- The generalissimo wishes to tell you communism is a disease of the heart.
Examples
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Now with the threat of annihilation temporarily forestalled, MacArthur pays a worried visit to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Nationalist Chinese on Formosa.
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Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek once compared the invading Japanese to a disease of the skin, but the Communists to a disease of the heart (Hu 2006).
Academic text (2017) -
The generalissimo issues the following order.
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The generalissimo spent three months in the Soviet Union.
Academic text (1992) -
No one can replace the generalissimo in the hearts of his people.
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We are guaranteed the protection of the generalissimo himself.
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Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will generously compensate you and your crew in gold after you successfully reach port.
Fiction book (1998) -
Chiang came to Taiwan as generalissimo (tsung-tsai) of the Kuomintang (KMT) party.
Academic text (2002) -
The generalissimo issues the following order.
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We are guaranteed the protection of the generalissimo himself.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person in charge of a group who gives orders and leads them
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4.2
A very high military officer who leads the army, air force, or marines
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4.6
The senior military officer who leads a country's armed forces
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9.9
An old title given to a Roman general after victory
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8.6
A very high army rank above general
1
8.0
A very senior military officer who commands a whole branch of the armed forces
1
9.9
A high-ranking military officer in the modern Greek army like a general
An army officer of the highest rank who commands large forces
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Generalissimo comes from the common word general and the Italian ending -issimo, which means 'very' or 'most'. So generalissimo literally means 'the most general', and it is used for the highest military commander who has the top command.