adjunct — something added to another thing but not essential to it; a person working in a temporary or auxiliary capacity
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: something added to another thing but not essential to it; a person working in a temporary or auxiliary capacity
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈædʒʌŋkt/
Korean meaning: 주요한 것에 부가된 것; 임시직 또는 보조 역할을 하는 사람
Korean pronunciation: **애**드정트
Example Sentences
- My mother-in-law's 'helpful' cooking advice serves as an unwelcome adjunct to every family dinner.
- The meditation app became a useful adjunct to his stress management routine.
- Being an adjunct professor is like being a substitute teacher, except you need a PhD to get ignored by college students.
adjunct
NOUN//ˈædʒʌŋkt//
something added to another thing but not essential to it; a person working in a temporary or auxiliary capacity
An adjunct instructor provides temporary training support to the regular staff
The defunct is replaced, while adjunct gets conjunct!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'adjunctus', the past participle of 'adjungere', meaning 'to join to' or 'to attach'. The prefix 'ad-' means 'to' and 'jungere' means 'to join'.
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📝Examples
“My mother-in-law's 'helpful' cooking advice serves as an unwelcome adjunct to every family dinner.”
“The meditation app became a useful adjunct to his stress management routine.”
“Being an adjunct professor is like being a substitute teacher, except you need a PhD to get ignored by college students.”
“The research team used music therapy as an adjunct to traditional pain management techniques.”
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