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secondaire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
  • secondary adjective Of lesser importance than something else; not primary.
  • subsidiary noun A company that is owned or controlled by a larger parent company.

Senses

secondaire is used for these senses in English:

  • ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
  • secondary Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
  • subsidiary Secondary or subordinate.

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.

secondary — full definition

  1. adjective Of lesser importance than something else; not primary.
  2. adjective Relating to education for children roughly aged eleven to eighteen, after primary school.

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