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  2. Colonel - Wikipedia

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    However, for reasons unknown, the English adopted the Spanish pronunciation of coronel, and after several decades of use shortened it to its current two-syllable pronunciation "kernel". Colonel is linked to the word column (from Latin: columna; Italian: colonna; French: colonne) in a similar way that brigadier is linked to brigade, although in ...

  3. Colonel (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Subdued insignia as worn on the current USMC Combat Utility Uniform and previously worn on the former Desert Camouflage Uniform and Battle Dress Uniform.. A colonel (/ ˈ k ɜːr n əl /) in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier ...

  4. Colonel (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    Colonel (Col) is a rank of the ... The rank title entered the English language from French in the mid-16th century and so the modern English pronunciation of the word ...

  5. Colonel (U.S. honorary title) - Wikipedia

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    The most popular and widely awarded type of colonelcy is the "Kentucky Colonel". Alabama Colonel – Alabama honor specifically makes one a colonel in the state militia. [2] [3] Georgia Colonel – Georgia's honorary title give its members a rank as aides-de-camp on the governor's staff codified in Official Code of Georgia Annotated 38-2-111; [4]

  6. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    The spelling of English continues to evolve. Many loanwords come from languages where the pronunciation of vowels corresponds to the way they were pronounced in Old English, which is similar to the Italian or Spanish pronunciation of the vowels, and is the value the vowel symbols a, e, i, o, u have in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

  7. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Pronunciation

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    Normally, pronunciation is given only for the subject of the article in its lead section. For non-English words and names, use the pronunciation key for the appropriate language. If a common English rendering of the non-English name exists (Venice, Nikita Khrushchev), its pronunciation, if necessary, should be indicated before the non-English one.

  8. Oberst - Wikipedia

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    Oberst (German pronunciation: ⓘ) is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. [1] It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway.

  9. Pronunciation - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.