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accomplice

Syllabification: (ac·com·plice)
Pronunciation: /əˈkämplis/
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Definition of accomplice

noun

  • a person who helps another commit a crime.

Origin:

mid 16th century: alteration (probably by association with accompany) of Middle English complice 'an associate', via Old French from late Latin complex, complic- 'allied', from com- 'together' + the root of plicare 'to fold'

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