noun adjunct
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noun adjunct — noun a noun that modifies another noun and that is optional (that is, it can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence). For example, in the compound noun chicken soup , the noun adjunct chicken modifies the noun soup . Syn:… … Wiktionary
Noun adjunct — In grammar, a noun adjunct or attributive noun or noun premodifier is a noun that modifies another noun and is optional meaning that it can be removed without changing the grammar of the sentence; it is a noun functioning as an adjective. For… … Wikipedia
noun adjunct — Gram. a noun that occurs before and modifies another noun, as toy in toy store or tour in tour group. [1960 65] … Useful english dictionary
Adjunct (grammar) — In linguistics, an adjunct is any word, phrase, or clause joined to another word or phrase to qualify or modify it. It could be of two kinds, adverbial , if it modifies a verb or verb phrase, or adnominal , if it modifies a noun or noun phrase.An … Wikipedia
adjunct — UK US /ˈædʒʌŋkt/ noun [C] FORMAL ► something that is added or connected to a larger or more important thing: an adjunct to sth »Green, socially conscious concepts are not an adjunct to its main business, but a philosophy that works its way into… … Financial and business terms
adjunct — ► NOUN 1) an additional and supplementary part. 2) Grammar a word or phrase in a sentence other than the verb or predicate. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ connected in an auxiliary way. DERIVATIVES adjunctive adjective. ORIGIN from Latin adjungere adjoin … English terms dictionary
adjunct professor — noun in some colleges and universities : a teacher ranking next below a professor * * * a professor employed by a college or university for a specific purpose or length of time and often part time. [1820 30] * * * adjunct professor, = associate… … Useful english dictionary
adjunct — noun a) An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity b) A person associated with another in a subordinate position … Wiktionary
adjunct — noun (C) 1 (+ to) something that is added or joined to something but is not part of it 2 technical an adverbial word or phrase that adds meaning to another part of a sentence, such as on Sunday in They arrived on Sunday … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
adjunct accusative — noun : objective complement … Useful english dictionary
