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How to pronounce adjunct in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary
Type Words
Synonyms assistant
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Type of construction, grammatical construction, expression
Has types parenthetical, parenthetical expression
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Type of associate
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Type of inessential, nonessential
Has types accompaniment, complement

Examples of adjunct

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Sevilla was an RIT adjunct instructor in personnel management from 2000 to 2008.
From the charlotteobserver.com
She has also been teaching as an adjunct professor at several Kentucky colleges.
From the kentucky.com
She has been an adjunct professor at Seminole Community College for seven years.
From the orlandosentinel.com
She has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado law school.
From the denverpost.com
Also, an adjunct professor is possibly one of the most stressful jobs out there.
From the forbes.com
Approximately 350 students study Music with 13 full-time and 26 adjunct faculty.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The fronted expression that evokes locative inversion is an adjunct of location.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Pabon, who is also an adjunct professor of hip-hop dance at New York University.
From the cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
He becomes part of an undercover intelligence agency, an Army adjunct to the FBI.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
  • Accessory: furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
  • Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
  • A construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
  • Adjuncts are unmalted grains (such as corn, rice, rye, oats, barley, and wheat) used in brewing beer which supplement the main mash ingredients (such as malted barley), often with the intention of cutting costs, but sometimes to create an additional feature, such as better foam retention.
  • An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity; A person associated with another in a subordinate position; A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while"; Symploce
  • (adjuncts) unfermentable additives that add to the flavour or texture of the finished brew
  • (Adjuncts) Term used to describe cereals, which, when used in conjunction with malted barley, provide a useful and economical secondary source of fermentable sugar. These adjuncts include maize, wheat and rice.
  • (Adjuncts) Any grain added to barley-malt for beer-making., especially rice, corn and roasted malt.