ancillary
/ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.i/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.06 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "[…] 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 same doctrinaire belief, inherited from Marxist tradition, in the ancillary function of culture and its absolute dependence on technology led Bogdanov to the theory of 'proletarian culture' (Proletkult) and the belief that it was the proletariat's mission to effect a clean break in cultural history."
- "The cafeteria is primarily used by students and staff (academic, administrative, and ancillary)."
- "Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ancillāris
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.i/
- British English: /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/