Colonel (noun)
Syllable division: col·o·nel
How to pronounce: US: /ˈkər-nᵊl/ UK: /ˈkɝː.nəl/
Meaning: a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. / A senior military officer rank used in many countries.
How to use it in a sentence:
> The colonel was a good leader to his troops.
> Tim is a colonel for the US military
> A general is not inferior to a colonel
Where it comes from:
The word colonel originates from the similar root as the word column (Italian: colonna) and means "of a column", and, by suggestion, "commander of a column".
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Thank you, Minnette for pronounciation!
Only a pleasure 😀