ancillary

an·cil·lar·y

 (ăn′sə-lĕr′ē)

adj.

1. Of secondary importance; subordinate: "For Degas, sculpture was never more than ancillary to his painting" (Herbert Read).

2. Auxiliary or accessory: an ancillary pump.

n. pl. an·cil·lar·ies

1. Something that is subordinate or accessory to something else: a tripod, battery charger, and other camera ancillaries.

2. A person working in a supportive or subordinate role: school ancillaries who look after children who become sick.

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[From Latin ancilla, maidservant, feminine diminutive of anculus, servant; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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ancillary

(ænˈsɪlərɪ)

adj

1. subsidiary

2. auxiliary; supplementary: ancillary services.

n, pl -laries

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

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

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an•cil•lar•y

(ˈæn səˌlɛr i; esp. Brit. ænˈsɪl ə ri)

adj., n., pl. -lar•ies. adj.

1. subordinate; subsidiary.

2. auxiliary; assisting.

n.

3. something that serves in an ancillary capacity.

[1660–70]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ancillary - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" adjunct, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, accessory supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"

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ancillary

adjective supplementary, supporting, extra, additional, secondary, subsidiary, accessory, subordinate, auxiliary, contributory Ancillary services like cleaning are put up for competitive tender.
major, chief, main, prime, premier, primary, principal, cardinal

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ancillary

adjective

Giving or able to give help or support:

accessory, assistant, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive.

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Translations

accessoireauxiliairesecondaire

ancillaresecondario

ancillary

[ænˈsɪlərɪ] ADJ

1. (= secondary) → subordinado (to a)

2. (= supporting) [staff, workers] → auxiliar; [services] → complementario

3. (= additional) [charges, costs] → adicional

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ancillary

[ænˈsɪləri] adj [staff, worker] → auxiliaire; [services, equipment, charges] → auxiliaire
to be ancillary to sth → être subordonné(e) à qch

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ancillary

adj (= subordinate) → Neben-; (= auxiliary) → Hilfs-; ancillary course (Univ) → Begleitkurs m; ancillary industry → Zulieferindustrie f; ancillary staff/workers → Hilfskräfte pl; ancillary subject (Univ) → Nebenfach nt; ancillary troops → Hilfstruppen pl

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ancillary

[ænˈsɪlərɪ] adj → ausiliario/a

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ancillary

adj auxiliar

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