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axillary

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈæksɪlɛɹi/
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/ˈæksɪlɛɹi/ · /ækˈsɪləɹi/

Definition of axillary

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
  2. (not-comparable)Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of axillar.

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Etymology

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

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