adjunctnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt/us/ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt/adjunct noun [ C ] (SOMETHING ADDED)
formal something added or connected to a larger or more important thing:
I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies.
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Things added or attached to other things
- accessory
- add-on
- added value
- addition
- admixture
- appurtenance
- attachment
- frill
- frippery
- hereto
- onto
- trimming
adjunct noun [ C ] (GRAMMAR)
specialized language In grammar, an adjunct is an adverb or phrase that gives extra information in a sentence.
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Linguistics: parts of speech
- abstract noun
- adjective
- adv
- article
- collective noun
- common noun
- conjunction
- connective
- countable noun
- definite article
- indefinite article
- interjection
- n
- noun phrase
- part of speech
- prep
- preposition
- pron
- pronoun
- proper noun
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