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BATTALION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("battalion" is a kind of...):
army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)
Meronyms (members of "battalion"):
company (small military unit; usually two or three platoons)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "battalion"):
United States Army Rangers (a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army)
Holonyms ("battalion" is a member of...):
regiment (army unit smaller than a division)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A large indefinite number
Example:
a plurality of religions
Synonyms:
battalion; large number; multitude; pack; plurality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("battalion" is a kind of...):
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
