adnominal

[ad-nom-uh-nl]

ad·nom·i·nal

[ad-nom-uh-nl] Grammar
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor's in the mayor's reputation.
2.
of or pertaining to an adnoun.
noun
3.
a word or phrase that modifies a noun.

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Adnominal is always a great word to know.
So is bang. Does it mean:
the symbol (#) used for various purposes.
an exclamation point.

Origin:
1835–45; ad- + nominal, on the model of adverbial
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adnominal (ədˈnɒmɪnəl)
 
n
1.  a word modifying a noun
 
adj
2.  of or relating to an adnoun

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