auxiliary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/, /ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ə.ɹi/, /ɔːkˈsɪl-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɡˈzɪl.((j)ə).ɹi/, /ɔɡˈzɪl.i.ɛɹ.i/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑɡˈzɪl.((j)ə).ɹi/, /ɑɡˈzɪl.i.ɛɹ.i/ Rhymes: -ɪliəɹi Rhymes: -ɪliɛəɹi Rhymes: -ɪləɹi === Adjective === auxiliary (not comparable) Helping; giving assistance or support. auxiliary troops Synonyms: ancillary, accessory Supplementary or subsidiary. Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances. (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine. (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb. ==== Synonyms ==== (supplementary): accessory (having sails and engine): motorsailer ==== Translations ==== === Noun === auxiliary (plural auxiliaries) A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner. (nautical) A sailing vessel equipped with an engine. (grammar) Ellipsis of auxiliary verb. A marching band color guard. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === Related terms === === See also === axillary === Further reading === “auxiliary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “auxiliary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “auxiliary”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.