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auxiliaryProviding supplementary or additional help and support. Serving as a reserve or backup to the main system or group.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Providing supplementary or additional help and support. Serving as a reserve or backup to the main system or group.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɔːɡˈzɪljəri/

Korean meaning: 보조의, 예비의

Korean pronunciation: 어그-질-러-리 (강세: 질)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother joined the auxiliary force during the war to help make sandwiches for soldiers.
  • The auxiliary battery in my phone died right when I needed to call my mom.
  • She works as an auxiliary teacher, which means she gets all the difficult students nobody else wants.

auxiliary

ADJECTIVE

//ɔːɡˈzɪljəri//

Providing supplementary or additional help and support. Serving as a reserve or backup to the main system or group.

auxiliary concept
💡 Concept

Providing supplementary or additional help and support. Serving as a reserve or backup to the main system or group.

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auxiliary rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When ordinary power fails, auxiliary systems prove extraordinary!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɔːɡˈzɪljəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootauxilium
Suffix--ary

Origin

From Latin 'auxiliarius' meaning 'helping' or 'assisting,' derived from 'auxilium' meaning 'help' or 'aid.' In ancient Rome, it referred to auxiliary troops that supported the main army.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother joined the auxiliary force during the war to help make sandwiches for soldiers.

The auxiliary battery in my phone died right when I needed to call my mom.

😄 Fun example

She works as an auxiliary teacher, which means she gets all the difficult students nobody else wants.

😄 Fun example

The hospital's auxiliary volunteers organize the most boring fundraising events ever.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

supplementarysupportingadditionalsecondarybackup

Antonyms

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