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aide·-de-camp or aid-de-camp aid′·-de-camp′ (ād′də kamp′)
noun pl. aides-de-camp aides′·-de-camp′ or aids-de-camp aids′·-de-camp′
an officer in the army, navy, etc. serving as assistant to a superior
Etymology: Fr, lit., camp assistant
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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