admiral

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a senior naval officer, typically of the highest ranks and often commanding a fleet

   The admiral ordered the fleet to remain outside the harbor until dawn.

2. 2
   noun

   any of several large, brightly marked butterflies, especially the red admiral

   A red admiral settled on the sun-warmed wall.

Common collocations

• rear admiral Adjective + noun

From Middle English and Old French admiral, ultimately from Arabic amir, 'commander.' Medieval Latin and French reshaped the word, and its spelling was influenced by Latin admirari, 'to admire'; the familiar ending is not originally the Arabic article al-.

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