ADJUNCT


Meaning of ADJUNCT in English

[ 'adʒʌŋ(k)t ]

■ noun

1》 an additional and supplementary participle

2》 an assistant.

3》 Grammar a word or phrase in a sentence other than the verb or predicate.

■ adjective connected or added in an auxiliary way.

Derivatives

~ive adjective

Origin

C16: from L. ~- , adjungere (see adjoin ).

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