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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•ces•so•ry /ækˈsɛsəri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ries. - an extra part that improves or completes the basic part:The car's accessories included a CD player.
- LawLaw. a person who, although absent, assists in committing a felony.
See -cess-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•ces•so•ry (ak ses′ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj. n. - a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens cover on a camera.
- Clothingan article or set of articles of dress, as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that adds completeness, convenience, attractiveness, etc., to one's basic outfit.
- Law
- Also called acces′sory before′ the fact′. a person who, though not present during the commission of a felony, is guilty of having aided and abetted another, who committed the felony.
- Also called acces′sory af′ter the fact′. a person who knowingly conceals or assists another who has committed a felony. Cf. principal (def. 9b).
- AnatomySee accessory nerve.
adj. - contributing to a general effect;
supplementary; subsidiary. - Lawgiving aid as an accessory.
- Rocks[Petrog.]noting any mineral whose presence in a rock has no bearing on the classification of the rock, as zircon in granite.
- Medieval Latin accessōrius. See accede, -tory1
- Middle French)
- late Middle English accessorie (1400–50
ac•ces′so•ri•ly, adv. ac•ces′so•ri•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See addition.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accomplice.
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