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▸ noun: (linguistics) A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.
▸ noun: (grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.
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▸ noun: (linguistics) A construction in a clause consisting of a verb and its internal complements, or modifiers.
▸ noun: (grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.
Similar:
predicate,
verb-object,
object,
complementizer,
argument,
clause,
conjunctional phrase,
matrix clause,
coordinate clause,
object complement,
more...
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Types:
Adjectives:
obviative,
deverbative,
dependent,
denominative,
desubstantival,
agglutinative,
paucal,
adjective,
oblique,
rhematic,
appellative
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