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pre-adjectival
pre-adjectival adj.
Brit. 
/ˌpriːadʒᵻkˈtʌɪvl/
, /ˌpriːadʒᵻkˈtʌɪvl/U.S. /ˌpriˌædʒəkˈtaɪv(ə)l/
/ˌpriˌædʒəkˈtaɪv(ə)l/ΘΚΠ
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pre-adjectival1960
1960 Amer. Speech 35 86 This paper is mainly concerned with the pre-adjectival positions.
1993 Amer. Speech 68 377 They explain this effect by pointing to the absence of a copula in pre-adjectival settings in some West African languages.
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