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indeterminate state

indeterminate state noun: a noun form occurring in Afroasiatic languages, when the noun does not bear a determiner – where it would use the determinate state –, nor governs a noun – where it would use the construct state.

Noun

indeterminate state (plural indeterminate states)

  1. A noun form occurring in Afroasiatic languages, when the noun does not bear a determiner – where it would use the determinate state –, nor governs a noun – where it would use the construct state.
    Synonyms:
    status indeterminatus

Synonyms of indeterminate state

  • status indeterminatus

Forms of indeterminate state

pluralindeterminate states

Questions about indeterminate state

What does indeterminate state mean?
Indeterminate state means a noun form occurring in Afroasiatic languages, when the noun does not bear a determiner – where it would use the determinate state –, nor governs a noun – where it would use the construct state.
What part of speech is indeterminate state?
Indeterminate state is a noun.
What is the plural of indeterminate state?
The plural of indeterminate state is indeterminate states.

Words near indeterminate state in the dictionary

  1. indeterminacy principle
  2. indeterminant
  3. indeterminantly
  4. indeterminants
  5. indeterminate
  6. indeterminate state
  7. indeterminate states
  8. indeterminate verb
  9. indeterminate verbs
  10. indeterminately
  11. indeterminateness

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