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- [an-suh-ler-ee or, esp. British, an-sil-uh-ree]
- /ˈæn səˌlɛr i or, esp. British, ænˈsɪl ə ri/
- /ænˈsɪl.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-suh-ler-ee or, esp. British, an-sil-uh-ree]
- /ˈæn səˌlɛr i or, esp. British, ænˈsɪl ə ri/
Definitions of ancillary word
- adjective ancillary The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution. 3
- adjective ancillary Ancillary is also a noun. 3
- adjective ancillary Ancillary means additional to something else. 3
- adjective ancillary subsidiary 3
- adjective ancillary auxiliary; supplementary 3
- noun ancillary a subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person 3
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Origin of ancillary
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < Latin ancill(a) (see ancilla) + -ary; compare Latin ancillāris having the status of a female slave, with -āris -ar1
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Parts of speech for Ancillary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ancillary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ancillary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ancillary
adj ancillary
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- accompanying — provided at the same time as something else as an extra or addition; supplementary
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- coincident — Coincident events happen at the same time.
adjective ancillary
- auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
noun ancillary
- sputnik — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting satellites: Sputnik I was the world's first space satellite.
- luna — the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- appendage — An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
Antonyms for ancillary
adj ancillary
adjective ancillary
- main — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
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