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Adjunct

noun
/ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt/
Word Frequency: 2.2

Definitions

1.nounAn appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
2.nounA person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
3.nounAn unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
4.nounA quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
5.nounA key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
6.noun(grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
7.noun(X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
8.nounSymploce.
9.nounOne of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
10.adjectiveConnected in a subordinate function.
11.adjectiveAdded to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.

Synonyms

additionsupplementaccessoryappurtenantancillarysubsidiaryauxiliaryadjuvantsupportiveassistantsubordinatelow-level

Rhymes With

defuncttinctunkedkinkedtrunkedclunkedchinkedskunked
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