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The correct spelling is accessory.
How to pronounce accessory
/ækˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/
adjectiveIPA: /ækˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/
Say it like: Acs-ess-oree
The correct spelling is accessory. 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 subord… For example: "She was accessory to the riot."
Usage Examples
“She was accessory to the riot.”
“the accessories of a mobile phone”
Meanings
adjective
- 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 people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense
- 2.Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.
- 3.Present in a minor amount, and not essential.
noun
- 1.Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
- 2.An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
- 3.A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
- 4.Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
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