adjunct
[noun]
Synonyms: appendage, accessory, appendix, appurtenance

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Related Words: accretion, addition, appanage, affix, attachment, fixture

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧junct /ˈædʒʌŋkt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of adjungere; ⇒ adjoin]

1. something that is added or joined to something that is bigger or more important
adjunct to
Online instruction is a useful adjunct to the real thing.

2. technical an adverbial word or phrase that adds information to another part of a sentence. In ‘They arrived on Sunday’, ‘on Sunday’ is an adjunct.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲