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Adjunct (grammar) Adjunct (grammar) In linguistics, an adjunct is an optional, or structurally dispensable, part of a sentence, clause, or phrase that, if removed or discarded, will not otherwise affect the remainder of the sentence. Example: In the sentence John helped Bill in Central Park, the phrase in Central Park is an adjunct.
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Complement 1 Complementary, a type of opposite in lexical semantics (sometimes called an antonym). 2  Complement (music) , an interval that when added to another spans an octave. 3  Aggregate complementation (music), the separation of pitch-class collections into complementary sets.
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- the term adjunct professor is frequently used but many are unsure as to the adjunct professor definition an adjunct professor is a person who teaches on the college level but is not a full time professorrather an adjunct professor works for an institution of higher learning on a part time basisthey can teach only one or they can teach multiple courses during a semester however future courses are not assuredn adjunct professor is a person who teaches on the college level but is not a full time professor rather an adjunct professor works for an institution of higher learning on a part time basis
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adjunctnoun  [ C] adjunct noun [C] (GRAMMAR). › specialized language In ​grammar, an adjunct is an ​adverb or phrase that gives ​extra ​information in a ​sentence. Grammar. AdjunctsAdjuncts are one of the five major elements of clause structure. The other four are subject (s), verb (v), object (o) and complement (c). Adjuncts (a) are some times called adverbials.
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construction adjunct-a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence. grammatical constituent, constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction.n. 1. the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed. 2. the thing constructed; a structure. 3. (Building).. a. The act or process of constructing. b. The art, trade, or work of building: an engineer trained in highway construction; worked in construction for seven years.
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- adjective added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity an adjunct clause attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity an adjunct professor of historydjective added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity an adjunct clause attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity an adjunct professor of history
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NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms adjunctive therapy Definition: (ad-JUNK-tive) Treatment used together with the primary treatment. Its purpose is to assist the primary treatment.
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phrasenoun  [ C] 1 The phrase a not unfamiliar situation is an example of a double negative. 2  The phrase a hard frost is a collocation.  In grammar, an adjunct is an adverb or adverbial phrase that gives extra information in a sentence.
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adjunct 1 (dated, metaphysics) A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind. ( music) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
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adjunct professor adjunct professor. 1. a professor employed by a college or university for a specific purpose or length of time and often part-time. Garry Wills is an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University. He is an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
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- by tara kuther ph d definition an adjunct professor is a part time instructor adjunct professors are hired by the class and by the semesterusually they are not guaranteed work beyond the current semester and are not paid benefits adjunct professors work by contract so their responsibilities are limited to teaching the course they have been hired to teachdjunct professors are hired by the class and by the semester usually they are not guaranteed work beyond the current semester and are not paid benefits adjunct professors work by contract so their responsibilities are limited to teaching the course they have been hired to teach
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adjunctnoun  [ C] Meaning of “adjunct” in the English Dictionary. adjunct in British English. adjunctnoun [ C ] adjunct noun [ C ] (SOMETHING ADDED) I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies.
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- auxiliary adjective. › used in ​addition to the ​main ​team, ​organization, ​system, etc. in ​order to give ​extra ​help and ​support: auxiliary staff/police/nurses About 4800 unarmed auxiliary ​police ​officers ​work on a ​volunteer ​basis with the New York Police Department.
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accessory Definition of ACCESSORY. 1. : assisting as a subordinate; especially: contributing to a crime but not as the chief agent. 2. : aiding or contributing in a secondary way: supplementary. 3.
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Complement vs Compliment Complement is a noun and verb. It also has a matching adjective, complementary. In any case, it refers to something that completes or goes well with something. The sauce is a nice complement to the vegetables. The sauce complements the vegetables nicely. The sauce is nicely complementary to the vegetables.
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What Is Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow uncontrollably. The prostate is a gland found only in males. It makes some of the fluid that is part of semen. The prostate is below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The size of the prostate changes with age. In younger men, it is about the size of a walnut, but it can be much larger in older men. Just behind the prostate are glands called seminal vesicles that make most of the fluid for semen.
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Faculty and Staff Employment Opportunities Affiliate Faculty, also known as Adjunct or part-time faculty, are contracted per course from time to time as course instructors. These are experienced and practicing professionals with the capability of effectively promoting learning within individual courses and programs.
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An Adjunct in Grammar Definition. In English grammar, an adjunct is a word, phrase, or clause—usually an adverbial—that is integrated within the structure of a sentence or clause (unlike a disjunct) and yet can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical. Adjective: adjunctive or adjunctival.
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- Adjunctive therapy is very common in the treatment of mental illness. Eye glasses may be adjunct with eye exercises to improve sight problems. Radiation treatment may be adjunct with surgery for cancer patients. Occupational therapy is often used in combination with other types of adjunctive therapies. People who have been injured may have some form of physical therapy as adjunct to the care received by physicians. Occupational therapy may be adjunct to primary medical care.
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Addition Addition (often signified by the plus symbol +) is one of the four elementary, mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the others being subtraction, multiplication and division. The addition of two whole numbers is the total amount of those quantities combined.hen addition is used together with other operations, the order of operations becomes important. In the standard order of operations, addition is a lower priority than exponentiation, nth roots, multiplication and division, but is given equal priority to subtraction.
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adjunct adjunct. [ad′jungkt]. Etymology: L, adjungere, to join. (in health care) an additional substance, treatment, or procedure used for increasing the efficacy or safety of the primary substance, treatment, or procedure or for facilitating its performance.
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- incumbent noun [C]. › a ​person or ​business that ​holds a particular ​position in a ​company, ​market, ​industry, etc. at the ​present ​time: The incumbent has been ​awarded the airline's new ​advertising ​contract, despite ​stiff ​competition from other ​agencies.
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adjunct professor I can live on my own and work three hours a week as an adjunct professor. Linda Alcorace is a writer and adjunct professor of English at Santa Monica College. Between these travel periods he acted for two years as adjunct professor of English at the University of Kansas.
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What is the difference between an assistant professor and adjunct faculty? An assistant professor is the lowest professorial rank. It is often, but not always, tenure track. It is usually a full time position. Adjunct faculty are part time faculty who usually practice their profession full time elsewhere and teach only one course at a time. They are seldom tenure track. Sometimes they teach full time for a year or a semester before returning to practice their profession full time.
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- adjunct noun [C]. › something that is ​added or ​connected to a larger or more important thing: an adjunct to sth Green, socially conscious ​concepts are not an adjunct to its ​main ​business, but a philosophy that ​works its way into everything it does.
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adjunct 1 part of a sentence other than the subject or the predicate. ( 2 in systemic grammar) part of a sentence other than the subject, predicator, object, or complement; usually a prepositional or adverbial group.  part of a sentence that may be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical; a modifier.