noun adjunct


nounGrammar.
  1. a noun that occurs before and modifies another noun, as toy in toy store or tour in tour group.

Origin of noun adjunct

1
First recorded in 1960–65
  • Also called attributive noun, noun premodifier .

Words Nearby noun adjunct

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