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governing noun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
gov-ern-ing -noun
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of nomen regens.

Etymology

Calque of Latin nomen regens

Inflected Forms

governing nouns (plural)

Synonyms

nomen regens

Questions

What does governing noun mean?
Synonym of nomen regens.
Where does governing noun come from?
Calque of Latin nomen regens

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