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ac⋅ces⋅so⋅ry

  [ak-ses-uh-ree] noun, plural -ries, adjective
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–noun
1. a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens cover on a camera.
2. an article or set of articles of dress, as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that adds completeness, convenience, attractiveness, etc., to one's basic outfit.
3. Law.
a. Also called accessory before the fact. a person who, though not present during the commission of a felony, is guilty of having aided and abetted another, who committed the felony.
b. Also called accessory after the fact. a person who knowingly conceals or assists another who has committed a felony. Compare principal (def. 9b).
4. Anatomy. accessory nerve.
–adjective
5. contributing to a general effect; supplementary; subsidiary.
6. Law. giving aid as an accessory.
7. Petrography. (of a mineral) being present in small amounts in a rock and having no bearing on the classification of the rock, as zircon in granite.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME accessorie (< MF) < ML accessōrius. See accede, -tory 1

Related forms:
ac⋅ces⋅so⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
ac⋅ces⋅so⋅ri⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See addition. 3. accomplice.
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ac·ces·so·ry   (āk-sěs'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. ac·ces·so·ries
    1. A subordinate or supplementary item; an adjunct.
    2. Something nonessential but desirable that contributes to an effect or result. See Synonyms at appendage.
    3. One who incites, aids, or abets a lawbreaker in the commission of a crime but is not present at the time of the crime. Also called accessory before the fact.
    4. One who aids a criminal after the commission of a crime, but was not present at the time of the crime. Also called accessory after the fact.
  2. Law
    1. One who incites, aids, or abets a lawbreaker in the commission of a crime but is not present at the time of the crime. Also called accessory before the fact.
    2. One who aids a criminal after the commission of a crime, but was not present at the time of the crime. Also called accessory after the fact.
adj.  
  1. Having a secondary, supplementary, or subordinate function.
  2. Law Serving to aid or abet a lawbreaker, either before or after the commission of the crime, without being present at the time the crime was committed.

[Middle English accessorie, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from accessor, helper, from Latin accessus, approach; see access.]
ac'ces·so'ri·al (-sə-sôr'ē-əl, -sōr-) adj., ac·ces'so·ri·ly adv., ac·ces'so·ri·ness n.
Usage Note: Although the pronunciation (ə-sěs'ə-rē), with no (k) sound in the first syllable, is commonly heard, it is not accepted by a majority of the Usage Panel. In a recent survey, 87 percent of the Panelists disapproved of it. The 13 percent that accepted the pronunciation were divided on usage: more than half accepted the (k)-less pronunciation for all senses. A few approved of it only in fashion contexts, and a few others approved of it only in legal contexts.
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