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assistance meaning

EN[əˈsɪs.təns]
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  • Assistance may refer to:
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    Definition of assistance in English Dictionary

  • NounPLassistancesSUF-ance
    1. Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • . . . and no sooner had they septembrized France, than they would cross over, and, with the assistance of the travelling Orator, and the Spenceans, septembrize us in the same way.
        • Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?
        • People requiring assistance or extra time will be preboarded.
      2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • We do not owe greater help tender-mindedly out of pity for the weak, but tough-mindedly out of our interest in possible enlightenment by those receiving assistance.
        • After 1-week postinsertion, the patient was able to close the mandible in functional maxillomandibular occlusion position without manual assistance.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
          • Singularia tantum
            • Uncountable nouns
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        2. en assistances
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        5. en assistance dogs
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of assistance for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "assistance" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.
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