Word: Accessory
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin accessorius ‘additional thing’, from Latin access- ‘increased’, from the verb accedere (see accede)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əkˈsɛs(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing which can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive
Short Definition:additional item
Examples:- optional accessories include a battery charger and shoulder strap
Definition:
someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without taking part in it
Short Definition:person helping criminal
Examples:- she was charged as an accessory to murder
Word: Accessory
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əkˈsɛs(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
contributing to or aiding an activity or process in a minor way; subsidiary or supplementary
Short Definition:aiding a criminal
Examples:- functionally the maxillae are a pair of accessory jaws
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