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noun
A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of several countries, ranking above a sergeant (or, in the US Air Force, above a senior airman).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: staff
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noun
A nymphalid butterfly, Athyma selenophora, of tropical and subtropical Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sergeant
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Across languages
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