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bigrade

bigrade adjective: belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of two vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).

Adjective

bigrade (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of two vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).

Origin of bigrade

From bi- + grade. Compare Japanese 二段 (nidan).

Questions about bigrade

What does bigrade mean?
Bigrade means belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of two vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).
What part of speech is bigrade?
Bigrade is an adjective.

Words near bigrade in the dictionary

  1. Bigott
  2. bigotted
  3. bigottish
  4. bigotty
  5. bigoty
  6. bigrade
  7. bigraded
  8. bigrading
  9. bigradings
  10. bigram
  11. bigrams

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