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aide-de-camp
/
ˈeɪd
dəˈkæmp
/
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uh
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]
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noun,
plural
aides-de-camp.
a subordinate military or naval officer acting as a confidential assistant to a superior, usually to a general officer or admiral.
Also,
aid-de-camp
.
Origin:
1660–70;
<
French:
literally, camp helper; see
aid
,
de
,
camp
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aide-de-camp
or
aid-de-camp
(ˈeɪd də ˈkɒŋ)
—
n
,
pl
aides-de-camp
,
aids-de-camp
ADC
a military officer serving as personal assistant to a senior
[C17: from French: camp assistant]
aid-de-camp
or
aid-de-camp
—
n
[C17: from French: camp assistant]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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