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ATTRIBUTIVELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does attributively mean?
• ATTRIBUTIVELY (adverb)
The adverb ATTRIBUTIVELY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: ATTRIBUTIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an attributive manner
Context example:
the genitive noun is used attributively
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Pertainym:
attributive (of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify)
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