how to pronounce ancillary

/ænˈsɪl.əɹ.i/

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ancillary is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of ancillary in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… number of ancillary ingredients these …”

meanings of ancillary

noun:

Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
An auxiliary.

adjective:

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

ancillary frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ancillary occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ancillary can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ancillary can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;