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Adjunctive

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ad·junct  (jngkt)
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 adinctus, past participle of adiungere, to join to; see adjoin.]

ad·junction (-jngkshn) n.
ad·junctive adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.adjunctive - joining; forming an adjunct
connected - joined or linked together


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