At*trib"u*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. attributif.]
Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
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At*trib"u*tive, n., Gram.
A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.
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