| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| adjutant |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ad·ju·tant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   j  -tnt |
| NOUN: | 1. abbr. Adj. or Adjt. A staff officer who helps a commanding officer with administrative affairs. 2. An assistant. 3. See marabou (sense 1). | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin adi t ns, aditant-, present participle of aditre, to help. See aid. | | OTHER FORMS: | adju·tan·cy —NOUN
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