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ancillaries

ancillaries is the plural of ancillary.

Meaning of ancillary

Noun

ancillary (plural ancillaries)

  1. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
    • Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler.1950 November, “Mixed-Traffic Diesel-Electric Locomotives for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 781
  2. (archaic) An auxiliary.

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Questions about ancillaries

What is ancillaries the plural of?
Ancillaries is the plural of ancillary.

Words near ancillaries in the dictionary

  1. anciliary
  2. ancilla
  3. ancilla bit
  4. ancilla bits
  5. ancillae
  6. ancillaries
  7. ancillarily
  8. ancillariness
  9. ancillarity
  10. ancillary
  11. ancillary relief

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