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ancilliary

ancilliary is the alternative form 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

See all 3 meanings of ancillary

Forms of ancilliary

comparativemore ancilliary
superlativemost ancilliary

Questions about ancilliary

What is ancilliary the alternative form of?
Ancilliary is the alternative form of ancillary.

Words near ancilliary in the dictionary

  1. ancillariness
  2. ancillarity
  3. ancillary
  4. ancillary relief
  5. ancillary travel services
  6. ancilliary
  7. ancillula
  8. ancillulas
  9. ancipital
  10. ancipitally
  11. ancipites

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