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Colonel vs Kurnel - What's the difference?

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colonel

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * (abbreviation) * (abbreviation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
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    • The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.

    Usage notes

    * When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

    Related terms

    * bird colonel

    kurnel

    Not English

    Kurnel has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'kurnel':

    kernel, kernal, karnal