English Explanatory Dictionary

noun adjunct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noun that modifies another noun (thus functioning adjectivally) and that is grammatically optional; it may be a single word or a compound noun or noun phrase.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see noun, adjunct. (an adjunct to a noun)

Word forms

noun adjunct nouns adjunct noun adjuncts

Synonyms

attributive noun noun modifier noun premodifier qualifying noun apposite noun
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