Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pro-drop language

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: pro--drop lan-guage
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A language that usually excludes certain pronouns in situations usually specific to the language or language family; for example, Spanish and Persian, which frequently drop subject-form pronouns.

Inflected Forms

pro-drop languages (plural)

Questions

What does pro-drop language mean?: A language that usually excludes certain pronouns in situations usually specific to the language or language family; for example, Spanish and Persian, which frequently drop subject-form pronouns.

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