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| bre·vet [ brə vét, brévvit ] |
noun (plural bre·vets) |
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military promotion: a temporary promotion of a military officer without an increase in pay
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transitive verb (past and past participle bre·vet·ed, present participle bre·vet·ing, 3rd person present singular bre·vets) |
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promote in rank but not pay: to promote a military officer by brevet
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| [14th century. < French, "little letter" < Old French brief "letter"] |
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 bre·vet·cy noun |
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