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精鋭 [news1,nf21]
【 せいえい [news1,nf21] 】
1. [n,adj-na,adj-no]
▶ elite
▶ best
▶ pick
▶ cream of the crop



History:
2. A 2017-06-22 23:20:15  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-06-22 17:31:29  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, prog
  Comments: 
Commonly (usually?) a noun.
The first two glosses also happen to function as adjectives so I think this works well.
  Diff: 
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -16 +17 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -18,3 +19,3 @@
-<gloss>picked</gloss>
-<gloss>powerful</gloss>
-<gloss>efficient</gloss>
+<gloss>best</gloss>
+<gloss>pick</gloss>
+<gloss>cream of the crop</gloss>

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