Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Subsidiary and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subsidiary" instead an adjective "Background".
Subsidiary
Subsidiary adjective - Functioning in a supporting capacity.
Background and subsidiary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead an adjective "Subsidiary".
Nearby Word: subsidiarity
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Originally Retconned out of the game the Fimir were later reintroduced in the background material and received models from Games Workshop's subsidiary Forge World.
Source: Lizard Folk
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