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apo koinou

/æpəˈkɔɪnuː/

apo koinou noun: a blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.

Noun

apo koinou

  1. A blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.

Origin of apo koinou

Ellipsis from Ancient Greek σχῆμα ἀπὸ κοινοῦ (skhêma apò koinoû, “figure [drawn] from what is common”).

Questions about apo koinou

What does apo koinou mean?
Apo koinou means a blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.
What part of speech is apo koinou?
Apo koinou is a noun.
How do you pronounce apo koinou?
Apo koinou is pronounced /æpəˈkɔɪnuː/.

Words near apo koinou in the dictionary

  1. APNS
  2. apnœa
  3. apnœal
  4. apnœic
  5. apo
  6. apo koinou
  7. apo-
  8. apoaequorin
  9. apoaequorins
  10. apoapse
  11. apoapses

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