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accidental gap

accidental gap noun: a potential word, word sense, morpheme, or other form that does not exist in some language despite the fact that it would be permissible by the grammatical rules of that language.

Noun

accidental gap (plural accidental gaps)

  1. A potential word, word sense, morpheme, or other form that does not exist in some language despite the fact that it would be permissible by the grammatical rules of that language.
    Synonyms:
    lexical gap

Synonyms of accidental gap

Forms of accidental gap

pluralaccidental gaps

Questions about accidental gap

What does accidental gap mean?
Accidental gap means a potential word, word sense, morpheme, or other form that does not exist in some language despite the fact that it would be permissible by the grammatical rules of that language.
What part of speech is accidental gap?
Accidental gap is a noun.
What is the plural of accidental gap?
The plural of accidental gap is accidental gaps.

Words near accidental gap in the dictionary

  1. accidental colors
  2. accidental colour
  3. accidental colours
  4. accidental death
  5. accidental deaths
  6. accidental gap
  7. accidental gaps
  8. accidental light
  9. accidental lights
  10. accidental point
  11. accidental points

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