noun adjunct

noun Grammar.

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

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Nearby words

noumenal, noumenally, noumenon, nouméa, noun, noun adjunct, noun clause, noun group, noun incorporation, noun phrase, nourice

Origin of noun adjunct

First recorded in 1960–65

Also called attributive noun, noun premodifier.

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