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participials

participials is the plural of participial.

Meaning of participial

Noun

participial (plural participials)

  1. (dated) A non-finite verb.
    • § 280. A Participial is a derived form of the verb used not for asserting but for expressing either, —
      1. An object of thought; or,
      2. A modification of such an object.
      Participials, accordingly, are either, —
      1. Noun-participials; as, "To think is to act;" "Their sending the messacre was the cause...1867, Henry Noble Day, The art of English composition, page 151
  2. A participial word.
    Synonyms:
    participle

See all 3 meanings of participial

Questions about participials

What is participials the plural of?
Participials is the plural of participial.

Words near participials in the dictionary

  1. participialize
  2. participialized
  3. participializes
  4. participializing
  5. participially
  6. participials
  7. participle
  8. participles
  9. Partick
  10. Partickhill
  11. particle

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