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actant

actant noun: that which acts; a source of action or activity.

Noun

actant (plural actants)

  1. That which acts; a source of action or activity.
  2. Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.

actant meaning in Vietnamese

actant in Vietnamese

any of the participants in a grammatical clause
diễn tố

Forms of actant

pluralactants

Origin of actant

Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action + -ant

Words formed from actant

Questions about actant

What does actant mean?
Actant means that which acts; a source of action or activity.
What is actant in Vietnamese?
Actant in Vietnamese is diễn tố. See Actant meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is actant?
Actant is a noun.
What is the plural of actant?
The plural of actant is actants.

Words near actant in the dictionary

  1. Actaeons
  2. actagardin
  3. actagardine
  4. actally
  5. actamyosin
  6. actant
  7. actantial
  8. actantially
  9. actants
  10. actaplanin
  11. actarit

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