noun adjunct

noun adjunct
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".


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  • noun adjunct — Gram. a noun that occurs before and modifies another noun, as toy in toy store or tour in tour group. [1960 65] * * * …   Universalium

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  • 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

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  • 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

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