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alainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  • dependency noun A strong reliance on someone or something, especially a habit-forming substance.
  • subordinate adj Lower in rank, importance, or position; under the authority of someone else.
  • underling noun A person of lower rank or authority than another; a subordinate.

Senses

alainen is used for these senses in English:

  • ancillary Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
  • ancillary (archaic) An auxiliary.
  • dependency Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
  • subordinate (countable) One who is subordinate.
  • underling A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

ancillary — full definition

  1. adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  2. noun A person or thing that provides support to a main activity, such as a support worker in a hospital or school.

dependency — full definition

  1. noun A strong reliance on someone or something, especially a habit-forming substance.
  2. noun A territory that is governed or controlled by another country.
  3. noun In computing, a piece of software or code that another program relies on to function.

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