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auxiliary

au·xi·liary

UK/ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/ US/ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ə.ɹi/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

someone who acts as assistant

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adjective

1.

functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity

  • “the main library and its auxiliary branches”
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2.

relating to something that is added but is not essential

  • “an ancillary pump”
  • “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”
  • “The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other”
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Origin

From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).

Phrases

  • auxiliary bishop
  • auxiliary cell
  • auxiliary cruiser
  • auxiliary ego
  • auxiliary language
  • auxiliary oiler
  • auxiliary power unit
  • auxiliary storage

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