ancillary

[ an-suh-ler-ee or, esp. British, an-sil-uh-ree ]

/ ˈæn səˌlɛr i or, esp. British, ænˈsɪl ə ri /

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adjective

subordinate; subsidiary.

auxiliary; assisting.

noun, plural an·cil·lar·ies.

something that serves in an ancillary capacity: Slides, records, and other ancillaries can be used with the basic textbook.

Origin of ancillary

1660–70; < Latin ancill(a) (see ancilla) + -ary; compare Latin ancillāris having the status of a female slave, with -āris -ar¹

Words nearby ancillary

ancient wisdom, anciently, ancientry, ancile, ancilla, ancillary, ancipital, ancohuma, ancon, ancona, anconad

Example sentences from the Web for ancillary

But even as the music market goes global, the ancillary cost is a troubling conglomeratization of thought, style, and taste.

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There are ancillary benefits to donating extra campaign cash, too, Miniutti said.

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But what if winning is an ancillary goal to the financial health of the organization?

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The first round failed to achieve any progress even on ancillary issues, such as humanitarian access to the besieged city of Homs.

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The most sustainable impact—assuming there are no hitches legally—will be ancillary things like that.

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It was odd how the word seemed to shape the act, though one knew how ancillary it really was.

Tales Of Men And Ghosts |Edith Wharton
The Legal economy is ancillary thereto; it never professed to accomplish the work of grace, as the Judaists would have it do.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians |G. G. Findlay
But such non-destructive means would have an ancillary role.

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The evidence for the ancillary dmons and gods he finds in the familiar places.

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This is the case among the leisure class and among certain portions of the population which are ancillary to that class.

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British Dictionary definitions for ancillary

ancillary

/ (ænˈsɪlərɪ) /

adjective

subsidiary

auxiliary; supplementary ancillary services

noun plural -laries

a subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person the company has an ancillary abroad

Word Origin for ancillary

C17: from Latin ancillāris concerning maidservants, from ancilla, diminutive of ancūla female servant

Medical definitions for ancillary

ancillary

[ ăn′sə-lĕr′ē ]

adj.

Relating to or being auxiliary or secondary.

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noun, plural an·cil·lar·ies.

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British Dictionary definitions for ancillary

adjective

noun plural -laries

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adj.

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ancillary

adjective

noun, plural an·cil·lar·ies.

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adjective

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adj.

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