Adverb

Definition of Adverb Adverb (Lat. ad-verbum ‘belonging to the verb’) – grammatical category (part of speech) that serves to modify …

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Ablaut

Ablaut definition Ablaut (also known as apophony, vowel gradation) – the change of a vowel into another vowel in the …

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Abbreviation

Definition of Abbreviation Abbreviation – (Lat. brevis ‘short’) The everyday sense of this term has been refined in linguistics as part …

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