adjunct

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈædʒʌŋkt/

Noun [edit]

adjunct (plural adjuncts)

  1. An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
    • Shakespeare
      Learning is but an adjunct to our self.
  2. A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Wotton to this entry?)
  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.
  5. (dated, metaphysics) A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
  6. (music) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.

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Adjective [edit]

adjunct (comparative more adjunct, superlative most adjunct)

  1. Connected in a subordinate function.
    • Shakespeare
      Though that my death were adjunct to my act.
  2. Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.