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Word: Attributive
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense ‘a word expressing an attribute’): from French attributif, -ive, from attribut ‘an attribute’, from Latin attribuere ‘add to’ (see attribute)
əˈtrɪbjʊtɪv
(of an adjective or noun) modifying a noun and part of the same noun phrase, in English generally preceding the noun, for example old in the old dog (but not in the dog is old) and expiry in expiry date.
Short Definition:preceding word it modifies and expressing attribute
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