δευτερεύων — meaning in English
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English meaning
- auxiliary adjective Providing extra help or support to something else, rather than being the main part.
- secondary adjective Of lesser importance than something else; not primary.
- slave noun A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.
- subordinate adj Lower in rank, importance, or position; under the authority of someone else.
- subsidiary noun A company that is owned or controlled by a larger parent company.
Senses
δευτερεύων is used for these senses in English:
- auxiliary Supplementary or subsidiary.
- secondary Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
- slave (engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).
- subordinate (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
- subsidiary Secondary or subordinate.
auxiliary — full definition
- adjective Providing extra help or support to something else, rather than being the main part.
- noun A verb, such as "have," "be," or "will," used together with another verb to show tense, mood, or voice.
secondary — full definition
- adjective Of lesser importance than something else; not primary.
- adjective Relating to education for children roughly aged eleven to eighteen, after primary school.
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