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Definition of Auxiliary
1. Adjective. Functioning in a supporting capacity. "The main library and its auxiliary branches"
Similar to: Secondary
Derivative terms: Subsidiarity, Subsidiary, Subsidiary, Supplement, Supplement
2. Noun. Someone who acts as assistant.
Generic synonyms: Assistant, Help, Helper, Supporter
Specialized synonyms: Nurse's Aide, Nursing Aide
3. Adjective. Furnishing added support. "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
Similar to: Supportive
Derivative terms: Accessory, Adjunct, Appertain, Appurtenance
Definition of Auxiliary
1. a. Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.
2. n. A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.
Definition of Auxiliary
1. Adjective. Helping; giving assistance or support. ¹
2. Adjective. Supplementary or subsidiary. ¹
3. Adjective. Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances. ¹
4. Adjective. (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine. ¹
5. Adjective. (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb. ¹
6. Noun. A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner. ¹
7. Noun. A sailing vessel equipped with an engine. ¹
8. Noun. (grammar) An auxiliary verb. ¹
9. Noun. A marching band colorguard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Auxiliary
1. [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Auxiliary
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1. A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.
2. Foreign troops in the service of a nation at war; (rarely in), a member of the allied or subsidiary force.
3. A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; called, also, an auxiliary verb; as, have, be, may, can, do, must, shall, and will, in English; etre and avoir, in French; avere and essere, in Italian; estar and haber, in Spanish.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Auxiliary
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