ADJUNCT





Definition:

  1. [noun] something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

  2. [noun] a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

  3. [noun] a construction that is part of a sentence but not essential to its meaning and can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical

  4. [adjective] relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
    Synonyms: accessory, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, subsidiary

  5. [adjective] of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
    Synonyms: assistant

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