ad·junct ( j  ngkt )n. 1. Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position. See Synonyms at appendage. 2. A person associated with another in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity. 3. Grammar A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours. 4. Logic A nonessential attribute of a thing. adj. 1. Added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct clause. 2. Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct professor of history. [From Latin adi  nctus, past participle of adiungere, to join to; see adjoin.]ad·junc tion ( -jngkshn) n.ad·junc tive adj. |
adjunction [əˈdʒʌŋkʃən]
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(Linguistics / Grammar) (in phrase-structure grammar) the relationship between a branch of a tree representing a sentence to other branches to its left or right that descend from the same node immediately above
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| Noun | 1. |  adjunction - an act of joining or adjoining thingsjoining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" |
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