- pronunciation:
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tihv
- features:
- Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, "It was a hard test," the word "hard" is an adjective.
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The word
adjective comes from a Latin word,
adjectiva, which means "added." Adjectives add information to a noun.