(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:57:49

At*trib"u*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. attributif.]

Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.

 

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At*trib"u*tive, n., Gram.

A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

 

© Webster 1913.

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