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Definition of aide-de-camp noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

aide-de-camp

noun

NAmE//ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp//

(pl. aides-de-camp

NAmE//ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp//

, NAmE//ˌeɪdz dɪ ˈkæmp//

) (abbreviation ADC)

an officer in the army or navy who helps a more senior officer

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