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Prior Prenominal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Referring to a word or phrase that comes before a noun in a sentence.

Usage: This term is used in grammar to describe adjectives or adjectival phrases that are placed before the noun they modify.

Examples:

Example 1:

In the sentence "The red car is fast," the adjective "red" is a prior prenominal adjective modifying the noun "car."

Example 2:

The phrase "an opulent mansion" uses a prior prenominal adjectival phrase to describe the noun "mansion."

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