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inflectional phrase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
in-flec-tion-al phrase
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A functional phrase that contains inflectional properties, such as tense and agreement, and whereby the sentence can be treated consisting of a head, complement and specifier.

Inflected Forms

inflectional phrases (plural)

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What does inflectional phrase mean?
A functional phrase that contains inflectional properties, such as tense and agreement, and whereby the sentence can be treated consisting of a head, complement and specifier.

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