n. Abbr. adv. 1. The part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or an entire clause or sentence. 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 epirrhēma) : ad-, in relation to; see AD- + verbum, word, verb; see wer-5 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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