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phrasal nouns

phrasal nouns is the plural of phrasal noun.

Meaning of phrasal noun

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"

Questions about phrasal nouns

What is phrasal nouns the plural of?
Phrasal nouns is the plural of phrasal noun.

Words near phrasal nouns in the dictionary

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

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