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Assistance
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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World English Dictionary
| assistance (əˈsɪstəns) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | help; support |
| 2. | the act of assisting |
| 3. | informal (Brit) See national assistance |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
assistance
late 14c., "act of helping or aiding," from O.Fr. assistance, from assister (see assist).
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