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complementiser

complementiser is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of complementizer.

Meaning of complementizer

Noun

complementizer (plural complementizers)

  1. A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
    • Near-synonym: subordinating conjunction

Forms of complementiser

pluralcomplementisers

Origin of complementiser

From complementise + -er.

Questions about complementiser

What is complementiser the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Complementiser is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of complementizer.

Words near complementiser in the dictionary

  1. complementers
  2. complementing
  3. complementisation
  4. complementise
  5. complementised
  6. complementiser
  7. complementisers
  8. complementises
  9. complementising
  10. complementization
  11. complementize

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