adnominal

American

[ad-nom-uh-nl] / ædˈnɒm ə nl /

adjective

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.
of or relating to an adnoun.

noun

a word or phrase that modifies a noun.

adnominal British

/ ədˈnɒmɪnəl /

noun

a word modifying a noun

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adjective

of or relating to an adnoun

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Etymology

Origin of adnominal

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

Example Sentences

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Post-mortem tests gave Mr McDonagh's cause of death as a "traumatic rupture of the aorta", while his wife was found to have died from head, chest and adnominal injuries.

From BBC

Roddick, who has been mostly idle this summer because of an adnominal strain, was glad to get in four matches in preparation for next week.

From Washington Post

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