closed-class word
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1. a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | word, |
definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | determinative, determiner, |
definition | : | one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | preposition, |
definition | : | a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | pronoun, |
definition | : | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | particle, |
definition | : | a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | grammatical meaning, |
definition | : | the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form (noun.communication) |
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