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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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1 a: befitting or characteristic of one of...

0 impervious02br
001 a: befitting or characteristic of one of eminent 01b00rank02b00 or attainments: commanding, dominant <an imperious manner>02br
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00Shouldn't it be ''... one of eminent rank01b00s02b00 ...''? 0-
  

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0No, a person only holds one rank at a time. But what a complicated definition! 0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 0No, a person only holds one rank at a time.
  • But what a complicated definition!
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0No, a person only holds one rank at a time. But what a complicated definition! 02br
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00Note that impervious and imperious are completely different words!0-
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0Hi Jackson 02br
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00rank00 00(POSITION)00 05002br
00noun00 00[C00 or 00U]02br
00100 00a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person having it:02br
00senior/high/junior/low rank02br
00He has just been promoted to the rank 01b00of02b
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0 Thanks you, Barbara and Yoong. 0-
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