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noun adjunct

noun adjunct 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

noun adjunct (plural nouns adjunct or noun adjuncts)

  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.
    • Noun adjuncts form the first elements of hundreds of compound nouns in American English (bird house, ball field, name brand, and fieldhouse); […]1993, Kenneth G. Wilson, The Columbia Guide to Standard American English, page 300
    Synonyms:
    attributive noun, noun modifier, noun premodifier, qualifying noun, apposite noun
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see noun, adjunct. (an adjunct to a noun)

Synonyms of noun adjunct

Forms of noun adjunct

pluralnouns adjunct
pluralnoun adjuncts

Questions about noun adjunct

What does noun adjunct mean?
Noun adjunct means 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.
What part of speech is noun adjunct?
Noun adjunct is a noun.
What is the plural of noun adjunct?
The plural of noun adjunct is nouns adjunct.

Words near noun adjunct in the dictionary

  1. Nouméa
  2. Nouméan
  3. noun
  4. noun adjective
  5. noun adjectives
  6. noun adjunct
  7. noun adjuncts
  8. noun class
  9. noun classes
  10. noun clause
  11. noun clauses

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