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Word: Battalion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from battaglia ‘battle’, from Latin (see battle)
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Phonetic Spelling:
bəˈtalɪən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade
Short Definition:large body of troops ready for battle
Examples:- the rescue mission was carried out by the 14th Battalion
- three battalions of Rangers captured the port city with hardly a shot fired
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