auxiliary.
Helping; giving assistance or support.
Meaning & usage
Helping; giving assistance or support.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
Relating to an auxiliary verb.
Where this word comes from
From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
Ellipsis of auxiliary verb.
A marching band color guard.
Where this word comes from
From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
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