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Definition of commodore noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

commodore

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/ˈkɒmədɔː(r)/
 
/ˈkɑːmədɔːr/
(abbreviation Cdre)
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  1. an officer of high rank in the navy
    • Commodore John Barry
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: probably from Dutch komandeur, from French commandeur ‘commander’.
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