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[ an-sil -uh ] SHOW IPA
/ ænˈsɪl ə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural an·cil·las. an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
Archaic . a maidservant.
Origin of ancilla 1870–75; <Latin: female slave, maid, probably anc- + -illa diminutive suffix, by reanalysis of ancula maid <*anquola, equivalent to an- (see ancile) + *-quola, noun derivative of a v. base *quel- turn about, hence “one who circles around”; cognate with Greek amphípolos attendant
Words nearby ancilla Ancient Mystic Order Rosae Crucis, Ancient of Days, ancientry, ancient wisdom, ancile, ancilla , ancillary, ancipital, Ancohuma, ancon, ancona
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Example sentences from the Web for ancilla The more data and ancilla qubits that make up each logical qubit, the more errors that can be detected and corrected.
To live up to the hype, quantum computers must repair their error problems | Emily Conover| June 22, 2020| Science News
Hic quiescit ancilla Dei, quæ de suis omnibus possidet domum istam, quam amicæ deflent solaciumque requirunt.
Museum of Antiquity | L. W. Yaggy
I shall have occasion to speak again of Ancilla before her death.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
In England, where all agreements are binding, Ancilla would have won her case, but at Venice she lost it.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
It may be added that S. phegea, and also Naclia ancilla , have been reported as British.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series | Richard South
Or does he go to hers at her father's, climbing a garden wall every night like Romeo, bribing the porter, or trusting Ancilla ?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 | Various
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