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Added 10 October 2026

axillary

/ˈæksɪlɛɹi/ adjective

Latin root: etymon Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about axillary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or relating to the axil.
Of or relating to the armpit.
axillary gland

Origin

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.

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