/ ˌbrɪgəˈdɪə(r); NAmE -ˈdɪr/ noun
( abbr. Brig. ) an officer of high rank in the British army :
Brigadier Michael Swift
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French (from brigade and -ier ).
/ ˌbrɪgəˈdɪə(r); NAmE -ˈdɪr/ noun
( abbr. Brig. ) an officer of high rank in the British army :
Brigadier Michael Swift
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French (from brigade and -ier ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005