US /ˈædʒʌŋkt/ UK /ˈædʒʌŋkt/
noun adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a thing added to something else as a supplementary part

    The workshop served as a useful adjunct to the lecture course.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a thing added to something... supplementappendageaccessoryadditionauxiliaryappendix
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Word family
Derived forms adjunctiveadjunctly

Etymology

From Latin adiunctus ('joined to'), past participle of adiungere ('to join to'), from ad- ('to') + iungere ('to join'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *yewg- ('to join').

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