premodifier
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premodifier — UK [priːˈmɒdɪfaɪə(r)] US [ˌpriˈmɑdɪfaɪər] noun [countable] [singular premodifier plural premodifiers] linguistics a word, usually an adjective or adverb, that comes be … Useful english dictionary
premodifier — UK [priːˈmɒdɪfaɪə(r)] / US [ˌprɪˈmɑdɪfaɪər] noun [countable] Word forms premodifier : singular premodifier plural premodifiers linguistics a word, usually an adjective or adverb, that comes before the word that it describes … English dictionary
Grammatical modifier — In grammar, a modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure;[1] the removal of the modifier typically doesn t affect the grammaticality of the sentence. In English, adverbs and adjectives prototypically function as… … Wikipedia
Noun adjunct — In grammar, a noun adjunct or attributive noun or noun premodifier is a noun that modifies another noun and is optional meaning that it can be removed without changing the grammar of the sentence; it is a noun functioning as an adjective. For… … Wikipedia
Croatian grammar — is very similar to other languages of the Serbo Croatian diasystem and descends from Old Croatian which was used until the 16th century. It differs little from the language used in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. There are also… … Wikipedia
modifier — noun a) One who, or that which, modifies. b) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. Syn: qualifier See Also … Wiktionary
premodify — verb (premodifies, premodifying, premodified) Grammar modify the sense of (a word) by being placed before it. Derivatives premodification noun premodifier noun … English new terms dictionary
