axillary

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæksɪlɛɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ækˈsɪləɹi/ (etymologically correct)

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• Rhymes: -æksɪlɛɹi, -ɪləɹi
• Rhymes: -æksɪlɛəɹi

axillary (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
2. (botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.

axillary (plural axillaries)

1. Alternative form of axillar.

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