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French
Etymology
From Latin subsidiārius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
subsidiaire (plural subsidiaires)
- subsidiary, auxiliary or supplemental
- Les gagnants seront classés d'après le nombre décroissant de bonnes réponses. Les ex aequo en nombre de bonnes réponses seront départagés par la réponse à la question subsidiaire. (Le Figaro littéraire, 4 mai 1987, p. 16, col. 4)
- subsidiary, secondary or subordinate
Caution subsidiaire : seconde caution utilisée à défaut de la première.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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