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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

Manguillier got into the tourism business in 1978, at first ferrying souvenir dealers to Île aux Cerfs, a small island near his home in Trou d’Eau Douce.

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

She was like, “No, it’s called ‘La Cage aux Folles.’”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2023

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

Athletes Unlimited will add AUX Softball in 2022.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2021

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

Connect the larger gray plug to the AUX jack.

From Radio Shack TRS-80 Expansion Interface: Operator's Manual Catalog Numbers: 26-1140, 26-1141, 26-1142 by Anonymous

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