ADJUNCT


Meaning of ADJUNCT in English

ad ‧ junct /ˈædʒʌŋkt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of adjungere ; ⇨ ↑ adjoin ]

1 . something that is added or joined to something that is bigger or more important

adjunct to

Online instruction is a useful adjunct to the real thing.

2 . technical an ↑ adverbial word or phrase that adds information to another part of a sentence. In ‘They arrived on Sunday’, ‘on Sunday’ is an adjunct.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.