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ADJECTIVE (from the See also:Lat. adjectives, added) , a word used chiefly in its grammatical sense of limiting or defining the noun to which it refers. Formerly grammarians used not to See also:separate a noun from its adjective, or attribute, but spoke of them together as a noun-adjective. In the See also:art of See also:dyeing, certain See also:colours are known as adjective colours, as they require mixing with some basis to render them permanent. " Adjective See also:law " is that which relates to the forms of See also:procedure, 'as opposed to " substantive law," the rules of right administered by a See also:court.

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