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Definition of: brigade
(bri·gād′) noun
1. Mil. A tactical unit intermediate between a regiment and a division, commanded by a brigadier general.
2. Any considerable body of persons more or less organized: a fire brigade.
—v.t. bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing
1. To form into a brigade.
2. To classify or combine. [<MF <Ital. brigata company, crew <brigare brawl, fight]
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