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noun adjunct

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
noun ad-junct
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see noun, adjunct. (an adjunct to a noun)

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

nouns adjunct (plural) noun adjuncts (plural)

Synonyms

attributive noun noun modifier noun premodifier qualifying noun apposite noun

Questions

What does noun adjunct mean?
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.

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