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Attributive

Attributive Meaning & Definition
Attributive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Attributive?

[adj] (grammar) of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Attributive: attributive genitive | prenominal

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Attributive In Webster's Dictionary

\At*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. attributif.] Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
\At*trib"u*tive\, n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

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