Non-subsidiary
[suh b-sid-ee-er-ee] /səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i/
adjective
1.
serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
2.
subordinate or secondary:
subsidiary issues.
3.
of or relating to a subsidiary.
noun, plural subsidiaries.
4.
a subsidiary thing or person.
5.
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6.
Music. a subordinate theme or subject.
/səbˈsɪdɪərɪ/
adjective
1.
serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary
2.
of lesser importance; subordinate in function
noun (pl) -aries
3.
a person who or thing that is subsidiary
4.
short for subsidiary company
adj.
1540s, from Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius “serving to assist or supplement,” from subsidium “help, aid” (see subsidy).
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