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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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La Ferme aux Crocodiles bills itself as Europe's largest wildlife park with a focus on reptiles.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

There was the Frenchman who lost his wedding ring during a swim at the Trou aux Biches Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa; Manguillier combed up the ring in an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Under the ticking clock, the chefs wrestle with dishes like tournedos aux morilles and quail with cherries.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

A new revival of “La Cage aux Folles” opened at the Pasadena Playhouse on Sunday, and the show is as glittering as a Macy’s shop window at Christmastime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024

Mum's friend Yasmin Morton-Bagot owns La Boîte aux Mille Surprises, but Mum manages it with an assistant called Agnes.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

AUX Architecture designed a new performing arts center; the L.A. youth orchestra is going to the Super Bowl; my SoFi Stadium obsession; and galleries to see before Frieze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

“I was not trying to come out and win it,” she said of the AUX title.

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 Suelette Dreyfus

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