noun modifier

noun — 3 senses

noun modifier

noun
1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Synonym of noun adjunct

2

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Synonym of attributive noun (a noun that modifies another noun).

3

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see noun, modifier. (anything that modifies a noun; an adjectival)

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