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accessoire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accessory noun An additional item that complements or completes something, especially an outfit.
  • ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  • prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
  • property noun Something that a person or organization owns, especially land, buildings, or possessions.

Senses

accessoire 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]
  • ancillary Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
  • prop (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
  • property (usually, in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.

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.

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.

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