accessory

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin accessorius. See access, and compare accessary

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əkˈsɛsərɪ/

[edit] Adjective

accessory (comparative more accessory, superlative most accessory)

1. Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.
2. (law) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.

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• accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary; subservient; additional; acceding.

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[edit] Noun

accessory (plural accessories)

1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate, an attachment
   • the accessories of a mobile phone

   • The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti. - Thomas Carlyle

2. (clothing) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
3. (law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
   • accessory before the fact
   • accessory after the fact
4. (fine arts) Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. - James Elmes

[edit] Synonyms

• abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor; accessary

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[edit] References

• accessory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913