"auxiliar" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin auxiliaris. Etymology templates: {{lena}}, {{der|en|la|auxiliaris}} Latin auxiliaris Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} auxiliar (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) auxiliary Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-auxiliar-en-adj-SRQ8yGa2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44

Noun

Forms: auxiliars [plural]
Etymology: From Latin auxiliaris. Etymology templates: {{lena}}, {{der|en|la|auxiliaris}} Latin auxiliaris Head templates: {{en-noun}} auxiliar (plural auxiliars)
  1. (archaic) An auxiliary. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-auxiliar-en-noun-CSnSSNSm

Inflected forms

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