# noun adjunct

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A noun that modifies another noun (thus functioning adjectivally) and that is grammatically optional; it may be a single word or a compound noun or noun phrase.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see noun, adjunct. (an adjunct to a noun)

## Source
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