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\At*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. attributif.]
Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an
attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
\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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