attributive noun

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attributive noun (plural attributive nouns)

1. a noun that modifies another noun attributively and that is optional (that is, it can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence); a noun used as an adjective.

   For example, in the compound noun "chicken soup", the attributive noun "chicken" modifies the noun "soup".

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• noun adjunct