Auxiliary - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɔːɡˈzɪlɪərɪ|  American pronunciation of the word auxiliary
Brit.  |ɔːɡˈzɪlɪərɪ|  British pronunciation of the word auxiliary

noun

- someone who acts as assistant (syn: aide)

adjective

- functioning in a supporting capacity (syn: subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary)
the main library and its auxiliary branches
- furnishing added support (syn: accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant)
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other

Extra examples

...the auditorium has an auxiliary cooling system used only on particularly sweltering days...

A knowledge of certain other languages is a highly useful auxiliary in the study of our own.

The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other

Word forms

noun
singular: auxiliary
plural: auxiliaries
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