DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
lieutenant
/lu'tɛnənt/ · lutɛnənt
Lieutenant has 3 syllables: lieu · ten · ant.
lieu
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ten
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ant
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noun. An officer in a police force.
noun. An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent.
noun. A commissioned military officer.
noun. An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade.
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