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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

The exiles, who hang paintings of their activist heroes at Chagos Refugees Group headquarters in Pointe aux Sables and slap down dominoes outside of the Chagos Boutique in Tombeau Bay, have tried to fight back.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

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

From Salon Dec. 25, 2024

Sam Pinkleton directs a festive revival of ‘La Cage aux Folles” at Pasadena Playhouse, starring Cheyenne Jackson and Kevin Cahoon.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2024

Marie-Laure follows the odor of Madame Manec’s soup through the Place aux Herbes and holds the warm pot outside the alcove behind the library while Madame raps on the door.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

This year, there’s an additional two-week Athletes Unlimited season, AUX, starting Monday at San Diego State.

From Seattle Times Jun. 13, 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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