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RELATIONAL ADJECTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does relational adjective mean? 

RELATIONAL ADJECTIVE (noun)
  The noun RELATIONAL ADJECTIVE has 1 sense:

1. an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., 'a nervous disease' or 'a musical instrument')play

  Familiarity information: RELATIONAL ADJECTIVE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RELATIONAL ADJECTIVE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., 'a nervous disease' or 'a musical instrument')

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

classifying adjective; relational adjective

Hypernyms ("relational adjective" is a kind of...):

adjective (a word that expresses an attribute of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relational adjective"):

pertainym (meaning relating to or pertaining to)


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