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majorette
[ mey-juh-ret ]
/ ˌmeɪ dʒəˈrɛt /
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noun
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Origin of majorette
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; (drum) major + -ette
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How to use majorette in a sentence
The 15-year-old King College Prep student’s death in 2013 may have never made headlines, except for the fact that she had performed as part of a majorette squad at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration just one week earlier.
Mass Shootings Are Only a Small Part of America’s Deadly Problem With Kids and Guns|Josiah Bates|June 3, 2022|TimeShe would have been a perfect ambassador, just as she was the perfect majorette on that doubly historic day in Washington.
Chicago Teen Hadiya Pendleton, Called ‘Best in Our City,’ Gunned Down|Michael Daly|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for majorette
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