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Word entry · 9 letters

ancillary

Best crossword clue

"Supporting"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aacillnryStarts with AEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. furnishing added support

Word origin

From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to female slaves”), from ancilla (“slave-woman”).

Used in a sentence

  • […] how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.
  • [E]very organ of the body, whatever function it may perform, must also perform the other four functions in an ancillary manner.
  • The cafeteria is primarily used by students and staff (academic, administrative, and ancillary).

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