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Word entry · 8 letters

adjutant

Best crossword clue

"Military aide"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.tənt/Part of speech nounSorted aadjnttuStarts with AEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. large Indian stork with a military gait

Word origin

Probably partly from Spanish ayudante and partly Portuguese ajudante (“assistant, helper, aide”), use as nouns of adjectives from the present participles of Spanish ayudar and Portuguese ajudar, respectively, from Latin adiūtō (“to help, assist”), with remodeling after Latin adiūtāns, present participle of adiūtō, from adiuvō (“to help, assist”) + -tō (frequentative suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • adjutant officer

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