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alary

/ˈeɪ.lə.ɹi/

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From Latin alarius, from ala (“wing”).

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Pertaining to wings. 1658: the Butterfly bloomes of leguminous plants, the lower leaf closely involving the rudimental Cod, and the alary or wingy divisions embracing or hanging over it. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)

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@misc{alary_2026,
  title = {alary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}