ancillary

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Pronunciation

/ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/

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/ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/ · /ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.i/ · [ˈɛn.səˌlɛɹ.i] · /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/ · [ɛːnˈsɪl.ə.ɹi]

Definition of ancillary

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

“[…] how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.”
“[E]very organ of the body, whatever function it may perform, must also perform the other four functions in an ancillary manner.”
“The cafeteria is primarily used by students and staff (academic, administrative, and ancillary).”

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adj

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

“[…] how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.”
“[E]very organ of the body, whatever function it may perform, must also perform the other four functions in an ancillary manner.”
“The cafeteria is primarily used by students and staff (academic, administrative, and ancillary).”

noun

Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.

“Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler.”
(archaic)An auxiliary.

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From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to female slaves”), from ancilla (“slave-woman”).

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