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adverbial phrase
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noun
a group of two or more words that function together as an adverb, as the phrase in a minute in I'll be with you in a minute.
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Origin of adverbial phrase
First recorded in 1735–45
Words nearby adverbial phrase
adventurism, adventurous, adverb, adverb clause, adverbial, adverbial phrase, ad verbum, advergame, adversarial, adversary, adversaryism
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