Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
That is placed before a noun
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Uncommon form of praenominal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, not-comparable, uncommon
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noun
Such a word
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: attributive
Antonyms: none provided
History
From pre- + nominal.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
