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phrasal noun

phrasal noun noun: a noun consisting of a verb followed by a particle or preposition; the substantive counterpart of a phrasal verb (in grammar schemas that use that concept), conveying gerundive meaning.

Noun

phrasal noun (plural phrasal nouns)

  1. A noun consisting of a verb followed by a particle or preposition; the substantive counterpart of a phrasal verb (in grammar schemas that use that concept), conveying gerundive meaning.
    • "Break-in" is the phrasal noun from "break in"

Forms of phrasal noun

pluralphrasal nouns

Questions about phrasal noun

What does phrasal noun mean?
Phrasal noun means a noun consisting of a verb followed by a particle or preposition; the substantive counterpart of a phrasal verb (in grammar schemas that use that concept), conveying gerundive meaning.
What part of speech is phrasal noun?
Phrasal noun is a noun.
What is the plural of phrasal noun?
The plural of phrasal noun is phrasal nouns.

Words near phrasal noun in the dictionary

  1. phrasal
  2. phrasal adjective
  3. phrasal adjectives
  4. phrasal adverb
  5. phrasal adverbs
  6. phrasal noun
  7. phrasal nouns
  8. phrasal preposition
  9. phrasal prepositional verb
  10. phrasal prepositional verbs
  11. phrasal prepositions

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