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prenom·i·nal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. attributive, prenominaladjective

    of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify

    "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"

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  1. prenominaladjective

    That is placed before a noun

Wikipedia

  1. prenominal

    Pre-nominal letters are a title which is placed before the name of a person as distinct from a post-nominal title which is placed after the name. Examples of pre-nominal titles, for instance professional titles include: Doctor, Captain, EUR ING (European Engineer), Ir (Ingenieur), CA (Indian Chartered Accountant) and Professor; whilst other common social titles are Mr., Master, The Honorable, Ms., Mrs. and Miss. Pre-nominal letters are generally social, but can be professional in nature (e.g. EUR ING).

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  1. prenominal

    Prenominal refers to a word, phrase, or clause that appears before a noun in a sentence and describes or modifies that noun. Examples include adjectives or determiners that are placed before nouns.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prenominaladjective

    serving as a prefix in a compound name

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prenominal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prenominal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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