"adjective phrase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adjective phrases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} adjective phrase (plural adjective phrases)
  1. (grammar) A phrase that collectively modifies or describes a noun or pronoun and which can usually be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and be modified by an adverb. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: adjectival phrase Coordinate_terms: adverbial phrase, conjunctional phrase, interjectional phrase, phrase [noun], phrasal preposition, pronominal phrase, phrase [verb] Translations (Phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun): adjektiivilauseke (Finnish), locution adjectivale [feminine] (French), Adjektivphrase [feminine] (German), adjektivisches Satzglied [neuter] (German), កន្សោមគុណនាម (kɑnsaom kun niem) (Khmer), adjektiivagihppu (Northern Sami), locução adjetiva [feminine] (Portuguese), locuțiune adjectivală [feminine] (Romanian), adjektivfras [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-adjective_phrase-en-noun-RTMditKw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Khmer terms with redundant script codes Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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          "sense": "Phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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