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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dummy subject

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
dum-my -sub-ject
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In English, a word (such as it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

dummy subjects (plural)

Synonyms

introductory subject preparatory subject

Questions

What does dummy subject mean?
In English, a word (such as it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.

How to pronounce dummy subject

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