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Pronunciation : As*sist"ant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister.]
Definition : 1. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary. Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly assistant to each other. Beattie.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon. [U.S.]
Note: In the English army it designates the third grade in any particular branch of the staff. Farrow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : As*sist"ant
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help. Four assistants who his labor share. Pope. Rhymes merely as assistants to memory. Mrs. Chapone.
2. An attendant; one who is present. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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