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positive polarity item

positive polarity item noun: a polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.

Noun

positive polarity item (plural positive polarity items)

  1. A polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.

Forms of positive polarity item

pluralpositive polarity items

Questions about positive polarity item

What does positive polarity item mean?
Positive polarity item means a polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.
What part of speech is positive polarity item?
Positive polarity item is a noun.
What is the plural of positive polarity item?
The plural of positive polarity item is positive polarity items.

Words near positive polarity item in the dictionary

  1. positive numbers
  2. positive organ
  3. positive organs
  4. positive parliamentarism
  5. positive pion
  6. positive polarity item
  7. positive polarity items
  8. positive pole
  9. positive poles
  10. positive Pollies
  11. positive Polly

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