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gen·er·al·is·si·mo (j

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n. pl. gen·er·al·is·si·mos

The commander in chief of all the armed forces in certain countries.

[Italian, superlative of generale, a general, from Latin generlis, general; see general.]

generalissimo [ˌdʒɛnərəˈlɪsɪˌməʊ ˌdʒɛnrə-]

n pl -mos

(Military) a supreme commander of combined military, naval, and air forces, esp one who wields political as well as military power

[from Italian, superlative of generale general]

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Noun

generalissimo - the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief"

commander in chief

commandant, commander, commanding officer - an officer in command of a military unit

Translations

generalissimo [ˌdʒenərəˈlɪsɪməʊ] N → generalísimo m

generalissimo

n → Generalissimus m

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commandant commander commander in chief commanding officer			Parallel Universe Generalisimo Duffy 257 Boyle Circle, Delavan, WI 53115-1609 (author) Outskirts Press 10940 South Parker Road -515, Parker, CO 80134 9781432718572, $13. Parallel Universe by Taylor, John / MBR Bookwatch The idea of sol y sombra, (light and shade) of Spain in the twilight years of Generalisimo Francisco Franco fascinated me. 32 years after his death, Franco remains divisive by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) With the assistance of German war planes, Generalisimo Franco (called "superior general" now that he was the leading voice among the Nationalists), was able to quickly spread his forces across the peninsula. Introduction by Lipscomb, Kelly / Spain Adventure Guide			general semantics General Services Administration General ship general staff general stopping power general store general strike general support general support artillery general support-reinforcing General Synod General term general theory of relativity general unloading period general verdict general war General warrant general will general-purpose general-purpose bomb generalcy Generalia generalisation generalise generalised Generalisimo generalissimo generalist generality Generalizable generalization generalize generalized generalized anxiety disorder generalized epilepsy generalized other generalized seizure Generalizer generally generally accepted accounting principles Generalness generalship Generalty Generant generate generating generating station generation generation (photography) generation gap Generation X			Generalised anxiety disorder Generalised anxiety disorder Generalised continuum hypothesis Generalised continuum hypothesis Generalised Early-Onset Periodontitis Generalised Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology Generalised epilepsy Generalised epilepsy Generalised function Generalised Index Facility Toolbox Generalised Kernel Hooks Interface Generalised Land Use Database Generalised Life Assurance Data Inquiry System Generalised Non-Convulsive Discharges Generalised Object Broker System Generalised other Generalised Projection Onto Convex Sets Generalised Southeast Australia Method Generalised System of Tariff Preferences Generalised Van Kampen Theorem Generalised Vector Meson Dominance generaliser generaliser generaliser generalisers generalisers generalisers generalises generalises generalises Generalisimo Generalísimo Generalísimo Generalísimo de los Ejércitos Españoles Generalísimo de los Ejércitos Españoles Generalisimo Francisco Franco Generalisimo Francisco Franco Generalísimo Francisco Franco Generalísimo Francisco Franco Generalísimo Franco Generalísimo Franco Generalising Generalising Generalising Generalising generalism generalism generalissimo generalissimo Generalissimo Chiang Generalissimo Chiang Generalissimo Francisco Franco Generalissimo Francisco Franco Generalissimo Franco Generalissimo Franco generalissimos generalissimos Generalissimus Generalissimus generalist generalist

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