adjunct

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Etymology

From Latin adiunctus, perfect passive participle of adiungō (“join to”), from ad + iungō (“join”).

Noun

adjunct (plural adjuncts)

1. An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
2. A person associated with another in a subordinate position.
3. (grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
4. (rhetoric) Symploce.

Derived terms

• adjuncthood
• adjunctive

Translations

appendage

Bulgarian: притурка (bg), приложение (bg) Dutch: bepaling (nl) f. Finnish: adjunkti (fi)

French: complément (fr) m., attribut (fr) m. German: Bestimmung (de) f. Spanish: adjunto (es) m.

Adjective

adjunct (comparative more adjunct, superlative most adjunct)

1. Connected in a subordinate function.
2. Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.