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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•cil•la (an sil′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -las. - an accessory;
auxiliary or adjunct. - [Archaic.]a maidservant.
- *anquola, equivalent. to an- (see ancile) + *-quola, noun, nominal derivative of a verb, verbal base *quel- turn about, hence "one who circles around''; cognate with Greek amphípolos attendant
- Latin: female slave, maid, probably anc- + -illa diminutive suffix, by reanalysis of ancula maid
- 1870–75
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