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protosyntax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-syn-tax
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of syntax that omits membership.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English syntax English protosyntax From proto- + syntax.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

protosyntactical

Questions

What does protosyntax mean?
That part of syntax that omits membership.
Where does protosyntax come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English syntax English protosyntax From proto- + syntax.

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