Prenominal definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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And prenominal genitive determiner noun phrases are not adjectives, so to think that they can't be antecedents of pronouns for that reason is even madder than merely imagining that some obscure rule is being violated.

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Serving as a prefix in a compound name.

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of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify

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And prenominal genitive determiner noun phrases are not adjectives, so to think that they can't be antecedents of pronouns for that reason is even madder than merely imagining that some obscure rule is being violated. — Language Log
One man said we were prenominal, [B] or something or other like that -- I should worry. — Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels
(adj): prenominal), pacifistic, dovish -- (opposed to war — Errata: The Wordie Blog
(adj): prenominal), bragging (prenominal), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising -- (exhibiting self-importance — Errata: The Wordie Blog