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Meaning of billet

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  billet
      n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get
           there" [syn: {note}, {short letter}, {line}, {billet}]
      2: lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
      3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
         treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office},
         {spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
      v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: {quarter},
           {billet}, {canton}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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