adnominal

[ ad-nom-uh-nl ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor's in the mayor's reputation.

  2. of or relating to an adnoun.

noun
  1. a word or phrase that modifies a noun.

Origin of adnominal

1
1835–45; ad- + nominal, on the model of adverbial

Words Nearby adnominal

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British Dictionary definitions for adnominal

adnominal

/ (ədˈnɒmɪnəl) grammar /


noun
  1. a word modifying a noun

adjective
  1. of or relating to an adnoun

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