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Stars and Stripes, The (sh) and master 2, verb (oh)


Stars and Stripes, The (sh)




Newspaper for U.S. military personnel.

It first appeared in single editions during the American Civil War and was revived as a weekly for troops in Europe at the end of World War I. Reestablished in 1942, first as a weekly and then a daily, it has been published since then in a European edition and since 1945 in a Pacific edition. It has carried the work of many outstanding writers, editors, cartoonists, and photographers. An authorized, unofficial publication of the Department of Defense, it is relatively free of military censorship and control.


master 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
to learn a skill or a language so well that you have no difficulty with it
::the skills needed to master a new language
::I never quite mastered the Art of walking in high heels.
to manage to control a strong emotion
-synonym overcome overcome
::He had learned to master his fear of heights.