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/ad"nown'/, n. Gram.an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.[1745-55; AD(JECTIVE) + NOUN]
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Adnoun — Ad noun , n. [Pref. ad + noun.] (Gram.) An adjective, or attribute. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adnoun — In linguistics, an adnoun is a kind of lexical category. In English, it is a word that is usually an adjective, but is being used as a noun.cite web | url=http://phrontistery.info/a.html | title=List of unusual words | work=The Phrontistery |… … Wikipedia
adnoun — noun an adjective used as a noun meek in blessed are the meek is an adnoun • Hypernyms: ↑common noun … Useful english dictionary
adnoun — noun An adjective used as a noun. See Also: adnominal … Wiktionary
adnoun — n. adjective used as noun … Dictionary of difficult words
adname — † ˈadname Obs. [f. L. ad to + name n. an englishing of mod.L. adnōmen and Fr. adnom; see adnoun.] [see adnoun] … Useful english dictionary
Adnominal — Ad*nom i*nal, a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.) Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun. Gibbs. {Ad*nom i*nal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adnominally — Adnominal Ad*nom i*nal, a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.) Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun. Gibbs. {Ad*nom i*nal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adnominal — /ad nom euh nl/, Gram. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor s in the mayor s reputation. 2. of or pertaining to an adnoun. n. 3. a word or… … Universalium
postnoun — 1. adjective posnaʊn Following a noun. 2. noun posnaʊn a particle which follows a noun. Syn: postnominal See Also: prenoun, adnoun … Wiktionary
