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sub⋅sid⋅i⋅ar⋅y

  [suhb-sid-ee-er-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
2. subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.
3. of or pertaining to a subsidiary.
–noun
4. a subsidiary thing or person.
5. subsidiary company.
6. Music. a subordinate theme or subject.
Origin:
1535–45; < L subsidiārius, equiv. to subsidi(um) (see subsidy ) + -ārius -ary

Related forms:
sub⋅sid⋅i⋅ar⋅i⋅ly  [suhb-sid-ee-air-uh-lee, -sid-ee-er-] , adverb
sub⋅sid⋅i⋅ar⋅i⋅ness, noun
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sub·sid·i·ar·y   (səb-sĭd'ē-ěr'ē)   
adj.  
  1. Serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary.
  2. Secondary in importance; subordinate.
  3. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a subsidy.
n.   pl. sub·sid·i·ar·ies
  1. One that is subsidiary to another.
  2. A subsidiary company.
  3. Music A theme subordinate to a main theme or subject.

[Latin subsidiārius, from subsidium, support; see subsidy.]
sub·sid'i·ar'i·ly (-âr'ə-lē) adv.
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