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subsidiaryDefinitions
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| subsidiary | |
| 1. adj. Auxiliary or supplemental. |  |
| 2. adj. Secondary or subordinate. | |
| a subsidiary stream | |
| 3. adj. Of, or relating to a subsidy. | |
| subsidiary payments to an ally | |
| 4. n. A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company. | |
| 5. n. (music) A subordinate theme. | |
| 6. n. One who aids or supplies; an assistant. | |
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