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ancillaries

noun
USAN-suh-lair-eez/ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.iz/Sayan-SIL-uh-reezUK/ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiːz/AUS/ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiz/

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    noun
    Plural of ancillary. Use it when you mean more than one.

    The boat's ancillaries, like the lights and the pump, run on a small battery.

    Mechanics checked the engine's ancillaries, from the alternator to the cooling fan, before the locomotive left the depot.

ancillaries is a form of ancillary

ancillary, noun: A thing that helps with a main job, like an easel for a painter. Full entry

Forms
ancillaryancillaries plural
Spelling
ancillary → ancillaries: change y to i, add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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