battalion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
  2. noun a large indefinite number

Etymology

From Middle French battaillon (modern French bataillon).

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