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δευτερεύων — meaning in English

defterevon

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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

  1. adjective Providing extra help or support to something else, rather than being the main part.
  2. noun A verb, such as "have," "be," or "will," used together with another verb to show tense, mood, or voice.

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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