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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
  2. noun an inverted V-shaped charge

Etymology

From Middle English cheveroun, from Old French chevron, the mark so called because it looks like rafters of a shallow roof, from Vulgar Latin *capriō, from Latin caper (“goat”), the likely connection between goats and rafters being the animal's horns.

In classic literature

Synonyms

stripe, stripes, grade insignia

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