adjunct

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For if you will take notice, while inquiring what this contributes to the advantage of the state, you will find that there is nothing which it is necessary to do, except for the sake of some cause which we call the adjunct.

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  1. noun Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position. See Synonyms at appendage.
  2. noun A person associated with another in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
  3. noun Grammar A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours.
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  • We looked with wonder at this unprofessional adjunct, and he told us that "his officers" had a trick (which sounded like a queer joke) of insisting on his procuring legs of mutton, not only for their own consumption, but for other favoured friends. —  In a Walled Garden
  • Nienow is among 391,000 part-time or "adjunct" faculty at community colleges and public universities, positions that have increasingly replaced full-time, tenure-track jobs. —  The Nation: Top Stories
  • So valued was the tea ceremony as a kind of adjunct of the Zen life, that Tea Masters emerged, much as Zen masters. —  New Haven Independent
  •  VWs may serve as adjunct or pre - or post-educational tool  Look to the new 3-D development sites that are popping up right now! —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Income Officer metropolitan housing partnership-1. education department? job description for instructor (adjunct)? the mission of the instructor in the education department, regardless of the curriculum, is to .... —  Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk
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  1. From Latin adiūnctus, past participle of adiungere, to join to; see adjoin.

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  1. from Latin adjunctus, joined to, added, past participle of adjungere: see adjoin.
 

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/ˈædʒəŋkt/
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