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adjunct

/ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt/

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noun

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

Examples :

"The school's computer lab is an adjunct to the main library, a smaller space attached to the larger one. "

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noun

A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.

Examples :

"My aunt is an adjunct professor at the local college. "

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An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.

Examples :

"The brewer added adjunct barley to the main mash of wheat to make the beer less expensive. "

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noun

A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.

Examples :

"Patience is a valuable adjunct to success in any career. "

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A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.

Examples :

"The minor key is an adjunct to the major key, often used in music to create a sense of sadness or longing. "

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noun

(grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".

Examples :

"The adjunct "yesterday" in the sentence "I went to the store yesterday" adds extra information about when the action happened, but the sentence would still be grammatically correct without it. "

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(X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.

Examples :

"In the tree diagram, the adverb "quickly" is an adjunct to the verb phrase "read the book." "

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noun

Symploce.

Examples :

"The professor's lecture used the adjunct of historical examples to explain the current economic situation. "

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One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.

Examples :

"In advanced mathematics, proving that a specific mathematical structure is an adjunct to another requires demonstrating a precise relationship between them using adjoint functors. "

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adjective

Connected in a subordinate function.

Examples :

"The tutoring center is an adjunct service to the main school. "

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adjective

Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.

Examples :

" She works as an adjunct professor at the university, teaching one evening class. "

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