ancillary
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an·cil·lar·y
[an-suh-ler-ee or, esp. British, an-sil-uh-ree] adjective, noun, plural an·cil·lar·ies. 
səˌlɛr adjective
1.
subordinate; subsidiary.
2.
auxiliary; assisting.
noun
3.
something that serves in an ancillary capacity: Slides, records, and other ancillaries can be used with the basic textbook.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | subsidiary |
| 2. | auxiliary; supplementary: ancillary services |
| —n , -laries | |
| 3. | a subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person: the company has an ancillary abroad |
| [C17: from Latin ancillāris concerning maidservants, from ancilla, diminutive of ancūla female servant] | |
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Word Origin & History
ancillary
1660s, "subservient, subordinate," from L. ancillaris "relating to maidservants," dim. of ancilla "handmaid," fem. dim. of anculus "servant," lit. "he who bustles about," from root of ambi- "about" + PIE *kwol-o-, from base *kwel- "move round, turn about, be much about" (see cycle).
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ancillary an·cil·lar·y (ān'sə-lěr'ē)
adj.
Relating to or being auxiliary or secondary.
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Example sentences
Backstage there are new dressing rooms and ancillary spaces.
If firms successfully deploy robotic labour, that will be good for robotics firms and the ancillary businesses that power them.
But he added that the world still desperately needs ancillary breakthroughs in energy storage and energy efficiency.
Airlines make a huge amount of money off of ancillary fees, but hotels are also making significant returns off of similar fees.
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