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French
Etymology
Adjective - from Latin generalissimus; see général + -issime
Noun - from Italian generalissimo
Pronunciation
Adjective
généralissime (plural généralissimes)
- 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)
- 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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