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  1. attributive nounnoun

    a noun that modifies another noun attributively and that is optional (that is, it can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence); a noun used as an adjective.

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  1. attributive noun

    In grammar, a noun adjunct, attributive noun, qualifying noun, noun (pre)modifier, or apposite noun is an optional noun that modifies another noun; functioning similarly to an adjective, it is, more specifically, a noun functioning as a pre-modifier in a noun phrase. For example, in the phrase "chicken soup" the noun adjunct "chicken" modifies the noun "soup". It is irrelevant whether the resulting compound noun is spelled in one or two parts. "Field" is a noun adjunct in both "field player" and "fieldhouse".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attributive noun in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attributive noun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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