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compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in corresponden…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in corresponden…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (sin…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify)
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indica…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.agreement in person between pronouns and verbs
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Agreement and reference.a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it…
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the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and auth…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.(linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.; "While l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage; "descri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exerci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.(linguistics) a type of grammar that describes syntax in terms of a set of logical rules that can generate all and only the infinite n…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.A principle of grammar; a grammatical rule.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conforming, rules, grammar, usage, accepted.the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…
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