attributive

/ə.ˈtɹɪ.bju.tɪv/ · noun

Meaning

(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
Having the nature of an attribute.
Serving to express an attribute of an object.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

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