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  • aux
    aux
    abbreviation
    auxiliary; auxiliaries. null auxil
  • AUX
    AUX
    abbreviation
    auxiliary verb: used to represent a phrase structure constituent that may include such verbal elements as tense and mood markers as well as auxiliaries.
  • aux-
    aux-
    variant of auxo-, especially before a vowel.

aux

1 American  
Or aux.

abbreviation

  1. auxiliary; auxiliaries. null auxil


aux 2 American  
[oh] / oʊ /
French.
  1. plural of au.


AUX 3 American  
Or Aux

abbreviation

Linguistics.
  1. auxiliary verb: used to represent a phrase structure constituent that may include such verbal elements as tense and mood markers as well as auxiliaries.


aux- 4 American  
  1. variant of auxo-, especially before a vowel.

    auxin.


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Designed by AUX Architecture, the venue is a 299-seat, multi-use performing arts space that includes classrooms, rehearsal rooms and a theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

This year will feature a short season called AUX that runs June 12-27 in Rosemont, Illinois, and a regular season that runs July 28 to August 27.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

O’Toole said the AUX competition is a sign of progress.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022

AUX Bar, a diner-meets-dive bar, serves vinegar pie, a regional spin on a citrus pie that substitutes acidic vinegar for the lemons that were once hard to come by in the mountains.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2019

He had been struggling to get AUX, the Apple version of Unix, running on his Macintosh SE30 for days.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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