assistance
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“I stand at”).
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Noun edit
assistance (usually uncountable, plural assistances)
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aid; help; the act or result of assisting
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin assistentia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
assistance f (plural assistances)
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Further reading edit
- “assistance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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