Nearby Words
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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Ancillary
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Link To ancillary
Example Sentences
- The boric acid has another ancillary function.
- Bookstores have called this their fastest growing ancillary market.
- That was an ancillary point: Winning again was all that mattered.
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Etymonline
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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ancillary an·cil·lar·y (ān'sə-lěr'ē)
adj.
Relating to or being auxiliary or secondary.
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