accessory
adjective/əkˈsesəri/
/əkˈsesəri/
(specialist)- not the most important when compared to others
- the accessory muscles of respiration
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin accessorius ‘additional thing’, from Latin access- ‘increased’, from the verb accedere, from ad- ‘to’ + cedere ‘give way, yield’.Definitions on the go
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