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predeterminer

predeterminer noun: the function of a phrase that precedes a determiner in a noun phrase and modifies the head noun.

Noun

predeterminer (plural predeterminers)

  1. The function of a phrase that precedes a determiner in a noun phrase and modifies the head noun.

Forms of predeterminer

pluralpredeterminers

Origin of predeterminer

From pre- + determiner.

Questions about predeterminer

What does predeterminer mean?
Predeterminer means the function of a phrase that precedes a determiner in a noun phrase and modifies the head noun.
What part of speech is predeterminer?
Predeterminer is a noun.
What is the plural of predeterminer?
The plural of predeterminer is predeterminers.

Words near predeterminer in the dictionary

  1. predeterminatives
  2. predetermine
  3. predetermined
  4. predeterminedly
  5. predeterminedness
  6. predeterminer
  7. predeterminers
  8. predetermines
  9. predetermining
  10. predeterminism
  11. predeterminisms

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