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non-particular

non-particular adjective: synonym of non-referring.

Adjective

non-particular (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of non-referring
    • So, if you say kókkit owáí, "Give me egg(s)", in which "eggs" has the non-particular suffix, you may get one or more eggs; perhaps a more accurate translation would be "Give me at least one egg". Here are other examples of nouns with the non-particular suffix -i; notice that both animate and...1989, Donald G Frantz, Blackfoot Grammar
    Synonyms:
    non-referring

Synonyms of non-particular

Origin of non-particular

From non- + particular, coined by American linguist Donald G Frantz.

Questions about non-particular

What does non-particular mean?
Non-particular means synonym of non-referring.
What part of speech is non-particular?
Non-particular is an adjective.

Words near non-particular in the dictionary

  1. non-pareil
  2. non-pareils
  3. non-parliamentary
  4. non-participation
  5. non-participations
  6. non-particular
  7. non-parties
  8. non-partisan
  9. non-party
  10. non-passenger
  11. non-passengers

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