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auxiliary
adjective
noun
Functioning in a supporting capacity
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ɔːkˈsɪljəɹi
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adjective
Functioning in a supporting capacity
“The main library and its auxiliary branches”
adjective
Furnishing added support
“An ancillary pump”
noun
Someone who acts as assistant
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The main library and its auxiliary branches
An ancillary pump
An adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
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