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ADVERB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("adverb" is a kind of...):
major form class (any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar)
Holonyms ("adverb" is a part of...):
adverb (a word that modifies something other than a noun)
Derivation:
adverbial (of or relating to or functioning as an adverb)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A word that modifies something other than a noun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("adverb" is a kind of...):
modifier; qualifier (a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb)
Meronyms (parts of "adverb"):
adverb (the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adverb"):
positive; positive degree (the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution)
comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)
superlative; superlative degree (the superlative form of an adjective or adverb)
adverbial (a word or group of words function as an adverb)
Derivation:
adverbial (of or relating to or functioning as an adverb)
