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gendarme /ˈʒɒndɑːm/
▶noun
- 1 a paramilitary police officer in French-speaking countries.
- 2 a rock pinnacle on a mountain, occupying and blocking an arête.
– origin C16 (denoting a mounted military officer): Fr., from gens d'armes ‘men of arms’.
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