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Rang — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • echelon noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
  • rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  • tier noun One of a series of levels or rows, especially arranged one above another.

Senses

Rang is used for these senses in English:

  • echelon A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
  • rank One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, popularity, or quality.
  • tier A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.

echelon — full definition

  1. noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
  2. noun A formation of troops, ships, or aircraft arranged in parallel diagonal rows.

rank — full definition

  1. noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  2. noun A position in an ordered list, especially by quality or importance.
  3. verb To assign a position in an order, or to hold such a position.
  4. adj Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste.
  5. adj Complete or extreme, used to intensify something negative.

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