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Adjunct meaning

What does “adjunct” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“adjunct” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: something added to another thing but not an essential part of it.

adjunct

noun

  1. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

  2. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

  3. a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

adjective

  1. furnishing added support

    “an ancillary pump”

    “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”

    Synonymsaccessoryancillaryadjuvantappurtenantauxiliary

  2. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

    Synonymsassistant

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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✦Synonyms for adjunct✦Unscramble ADJUNCT