Meaning

2 senses

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

  2. (archaic)An auxiliary.

    подчинённыйpodčinjónnyj

Examples

4 sentences

  1. That information is ancillary to our discussion.

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  2. The observatory also possesses multiple smaller telescopes and ancillary equipment.

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  3. You will be provided with all the ancillary materials you require.

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  4. The professor carefully prepared the materials for the lecture, down to the smallest ancillary page.

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Translations

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: ancillaries
Singularancillary
Pluralancillaries

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anchorageB2anchovyancientA2andA1androgynous
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