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attributive definition

at·tribu·tive (ə trib′yo̵̅o̅ tiv, -yə-)

adjective

  1. attributing
  2. of or like an attribute
  3. Gram. joined directly to (in English, generally preceding) the substantive that it modifies: said of an adjective

Etymology: Fr attributif

noun

Gram. an attributive adjective “black” in “black cat” is an attributive

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