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anciliary

anciliary is the misspelling of ancillary.

Meaning of ancillary

Adjective

ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary)

  1. Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
    • […] how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature, Chapter 3
    Synonyms:
    accessory

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Questions about anciliary

What is anciliary the misspelling of?
Anciliary is the misspelling of ancillary.

Words near anciliary in the dictionary

  1. ancients
  2. ancienty
  3. ancile
  4. anciles
  5. ancilia
  6. anciliary
  7. ancilla
  8. ancilla bit
  9. ancilla bits
  10. ancillae
  11. ancillaries

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