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bindee

bindee noun: a language element that is grammatically bound.

Noun

bindee (plural bindees)

  1. A language element that is grammatically bound.
    • [S]upposing the NP has raised in (18), the potential bindees are the clitic and the trace of the focalized NP, neither of which qualifies as a syntactic variable.1999, Georges Rebuschi, Laurice Tuller, The Grammar of Focus, page 290

Forms of bindee

pluralbindees

Origin of bindee

From bind + -ee.

Questions about bindee

What does bindee mean?
Bindee means a language element that is grammatically bound.
What part of speech is bindee?
Bindee is a noun.
What is the plural of bindee?
The plural of bindee is bindees.

Words near bindee in the dictionary

  1. bindability
  2. bindable
  3. bindaloo
  4. bindass
  5. binded
  6. bindee
  7. bindees
  8. binder
  9. binder clip
  10. binder clips
  11. Binder syndrome

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