adjunct
noun/ˈædʒʌŋkt/
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/
- (grammar) an adverb or a phrase that adds meaning to the verb in a sentence or part of a sentence
- In ‘She went home yesterday’ and ‘He ran away in a panic’, ‘yesterday’ and ‘in a panic’ are adjuncts.
- (formal) a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important
- The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin adjunctus, past participle of adjungere, from ad- ‘to’ + jungere ‘to join’.
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