généralissime

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See also: generalissime

French

Etymology

Adjective - from Latin generalissimus; see général +‎ -issime
Noun - from Italian generalissimo

Pronunciation

Adjective

généralissime (plural généralissimes)

  1. very general
    Les axiomes suprêmes et généralissimes ne sont que des notions pures et des abstractions. (C. de Rémusat ds Lar. 20e)

Noun

généralissime m (plural généralissimes)

  1. generalissimo
    Le titre de généralissime comporte l'idée du commandement de toutes les troupes de l'État. ("Bonaparte" in Larousse 19e)
    Et c'est entre ministres plus ou moins républicains et généralissimes toujours réactionnaires, un état de crise, qui, latent d'abord, éclate aux yeux de tous. (Victor Margueritte, Au bord du gouffre - Août-Septembre 1914, 1919)

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