Ancillary
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Furnishing added support
"An ancillary pump"
"An adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"
"The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
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Etymology


From < , diminutive of , feminine of < }.

Adjective



  1. Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary; accessory.
    Your arguments are ancillary to the central theme of this discussion.
 
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