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adjective

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ad·jec·tive

adjective

pronunciation:: ae jk tihv
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	a word that describes a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, "It was a hard test," the word "hard" is an adjective. It describes the noun "test." Some common adjectives are "good," "hungry," "tired," and "big."

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The word adjective comes from a Latin word, adjectiva, which means "added." Adjectives add information to a noun.

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