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commander , commander •adder, bladder, khaddar, ladder, madder •Esmeralda, Valda •scaffolder • lambda •Amanda, Aranda, Baganda, Banda, brander, candour (US cando… command , com·mand / kəˈmand/ • v. [tr.] 1. give an authoritative order: a gruff voice commanded us to enter. ∎ [intr.] give orders: she commands and we obey.… Ten Commandments , Commandments, Ten
A group of moral precepts in the Pentateuch, known also as the Decalogue, always regarded as of basic importance in both Judaism an… Mitzvah , MITZVAH
MITZVAH (Heb. מִצְוָה), a commandment, precept, or religious duty. The term is derived from the Hebrew root צוה which means "to command" or "… commodore , com·mo·dore / ˈkäməˌdôr/ • n. a naval officer of high rank, in particular an officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ranking above captain and below… captain , cap·tain / ˈkaptən/ • n. the person in command of a ship. ∎ the pilot in command of a civil aircraft. ∎ a naval officer of high rank, in particular (…
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