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double-marking

double-marking adjective: of a language: such that the grammatical marks showing relations between the constituents of a phrase tend to be placed on both the heads (or nuclei) of the phrase in question, and on the modifiers or dependents.

Adjective

double-marking (not comparable)

  1. Of a language: such that the grammatical marks showing relations between the constituents of a phrase tend to be placed on both the heads (or nuclei) of the phrase in question, and on the modifiers or dependents.

Questions about double-marking

What does double-marking mean?
Double-marking means of a language: such that the grammatical marks showing relations between the constituents of a phrase tend to be placed on both the heads (or nuclei) of the phrase in question, and on the modifiers or dependents.
What part of speech is double-marking?
Double-marking is an adjective.

Words near double-marking in the dictionary

  1. double-major
  2. double-majored
  3. double-majoring
  4. double-majors
  5. double-manned
  6. double-marking
  7. double-masted
  8. double-minded
  9. double-mindedly
  10. double-mindedness
  11. double-muscled

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