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  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

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aux ² American  

[oh] / oʊ /

French.

1. plural of au.

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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.

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aux- ⁴ American  

1. variant of auxo-, especially before a vowel.

   auxin.

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Example Sentences

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aux AUX

It was well after dark when Manguillier found Anthony Empson’s wedding ring off Île aux Cerfs.

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

I’m going all around L.A. and Austin, my boyfriend, is driving, and I got the aux.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024

It started before the excavation of verifiable archaeological evidence at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, and—while bolstered by the discoveries there—is not dependent on them when it comes to exciting enthusiasm.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023

When Keenan is convinced we’ve left the aux patrol behind, he slows our pace and barks at Sana to blindfold me.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

Rachel Garcia placed second in the AUX competition, and Dejah Mulipola was third.

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