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adjective
1.
additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force.
2.
used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout.
3.
(of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl.
4.
giving support; serving as an aid; helpful: The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art.
noun
5.
a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper.
6.
an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, especially one composed of members' relatives: The men's club and the ladies' auxiliary were merged into one organization.
8.
auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.
9.
EXPANDNavy. a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport.
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COLLAPSENautical. a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines.
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Auxiliary
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Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin auxiliārius assisting, aiding, helping, equivalent to auxili(um) aid, help (aux(us) increased, augmented (past participle of augēre: aug- increase + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix) + -ilium noun suffix) + -ārius -ary
1595–1605; < Latin auxiliārius assisting, aiding, helping, equivalent to auxili(um) aid, help (aux(us) increased, augmented (past participle of augēre: aug- increase + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix) + -ilium noun suffix) + -ārius -ary
Synonyms
2. backup, ancillary, secondary. 5. aide, ally, assistant; help.
2. backup, ancillary, secondary. 5. aide, ally, assistant; help.
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Example Sentences
- But it is perfectly possible to violate an auxiliary rule -- like fouling in basketball -- and still play the game.
- There are just certain situations where the specialist really isn't a great auxiliary tool, but rather a liability.
- Once a hospital cleaner, she is now a nursing auxiliary and hopes to study social work in Cuba.
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Word Origin & History
auxiliary
c.1600, from L. auxiliaris "helpful," from auxilium "aid, help, support," related to auctus, pp. of augere "to increase" (see augment). Military noun meaning "foreign troops in service of a nation at war" is from c.1600.
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auxiliary aux·il·ia·ry (ôg-zĭl'yə-rē, -zĭl'ə-rē)
adj.
Functioning in an augmenting capacity; supplementary.
Functioning as a subordinate; secondary.
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