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adverb


ad·verb  (dvûrb)
n. Abbr. adv.
1.
The part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
2. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as so, very, and rapidly.

[Middle English adverbe, from Old French, from Latin adverbium (translation of Greek epirrhma) : ad-, in relation to; see ad- + verbum, word, verb; see wer-5 in Indo-European roots.]


adverb  /dvrb/  n. a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb: The word truly in the sentence I can truly say I like her is an adverb. -adj. adverbial /dvrbil/. adverb

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