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lisä- — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accessory noun An additional item that complements or completes something, especially an outfit.
  • additional adjective Extra; added on top of what already exists.
  • associate verb To connect one thing or idea with another in your mind.
  • auxiliary adjective Providing extra help or support to something else, rather than being the main part.
  • expletive adj Used only to fill out a sentence, adding no real meaning of its own.
  • extra adj More than what is usual, expected, or included as standard; additional.
  • incremental adjective Happening in a series of small steps rather than all at once.
  • peripheral adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
  • subsidiary noun A company that is owned or controlled by a larger parent company.
  • supplemental adj Serving to supplement something; additional.
  • supplementary adj Added to provide something extra that was needed.

Senses

lisä- is used for these senses in English:

  • accessory Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]
  • additional Supplemental or added to something.
  • associate Following or accompanying; concomitant.
  • auxiliary Helping; giving assistance or support.
  • auxiliary Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
  • expletive Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
  • extra (not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
  • extra (not comparable, dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

accessory — full definition

  1. noun An additional item that complements or completes something, especially an outfit.
  2. noun A person who helps someone commit a crime without directly carrying it out.
  3. adj Supplementary or secondary rather than essential.
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