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brigade

[ bri-geyd ]
/ brɪˈgeɪd /
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noun
verb (used with object), bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing.
to form into a brigade.
to group together.
verb (used with or without object) bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing.
Digital Technology. to engage in online brigading.
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Origin of brigade

First recorded in 1630–40; from French, from Old Italian brigata “company of soldiers,” originally “group, band,” equivalent to brig(are) probably “to associate (with), be together” (obsolete sense), probably of Celtic origin; see brigand + -ata-ade1

OTHER WORDS FROM brigade

in·ter·bri·gade, adjectivesub·bri·gade, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for brigade

brigade
/ (brɪˈɡeɪd) /

noun
a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier
a group of people organized for a certain taska rescue brigade
verb (tr)
to organize into a brigade
to put or group together

Word Origin for brigade

C17: from Old French, from Old Italian, from brigare to fight, perhaps of Celtic origin; see brigand
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