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e-grade

e-grade noun: in Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterised by the presence of the */e/ phoneme.

Noun

e-grade (uncountable)

  1. (Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterised by the presence of the */e/ phoneme.
    • *bʰer- is the e-grade of the root meaning “to carry, bear”.
    Synonyms:
    full-grade

Synonyms of e-grade

Questions about e-grade

What does e-grade mean?
E-grade means in Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterised by the presence of the */e/ phoneme.
What part of speech is e-grade?
E-grade is a noun.

Words near e-grade in the dictionary

  1. e-governed
  2. e-governing
  3. e-government
  4. e-governments
  5. e-governs
  6. e-grade
  7. e-gram
  8. e-grams
  9. e-group
  10. e-groups
  11. e-guidance

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