Associations to the word «Ancillary»

Wiktionary

ANCILLARY, adjective. Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary; accessory.
ANCILLARY, noun. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
ANCILLARY, noun. (archaic) An auxiliary; a subordinate.

Dictionary definition

ANCILLARY, adjective. Furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other".

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