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adjunct

adjective noun

Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
A
Ends with
T
Contains
DJ
Scrabble score
17

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

adjective

  1. Furnishing added support

    “An ancillary pump”

noun

  1. A construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

noun

  1. Something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

noun

  1. A person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

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Example Sentences

An ancillary pump
An adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other

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