ATTRIBUTIVE
/ə.ˈtɹɪ.bju.tɪv/
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Scrabble
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WWF
A(1) T(1) T(1) R(1) I(1) B(3) U(1) T(1) I(1) V(4) E(1)
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Definition
/ə.ˈtɹɪ.bju.tɪv/
noun
- (grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.“In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.”
adjective
- (grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.“In "this big house", "big" is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.”
- Having the nature of an attribute.
- Serving to express an attribute of an object.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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