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pro-drop language

pro-drop language noun: a language that usually excludes certain pronouns in situations usually specific to the language or language family; for example, Spanish and Persian, which frequently drop subject-form pronouns.

Noun

pro-drop language (plural pro-drop languages)

  1. A language that usually excludes certain pronouns in situations usually specific to the language or language family; for example, Spanish and Persian, which frequently drop subject-form pronouns.

Forms of pro-drop language

pluralpro-drop languages

Questions about pro-drop language

What does pro-drop language mean?
Pro-drop language means a language that usually excludes certain pronouns in situations usually specific to the language or language family; for example, Spanish and Persian, which frequently drop subject-form pronouns.
What part of speech is pro-drop language?
Pro-drop language is a noun.
What is the plural of pro-drop language?
The plural of pro-drop language is pro-drop languages.

Words near pro-drop language in the dictionary

  1. pro-deather
  2. pro-deathers
  3. pro-democracy
  4. pro-democratic
  5. pro-drop
  6. pro-drop language
  7. pro-drop languages
  8. pro-Dutch
  9. pro-ED
  10. pro-European
  11. pro-Europeanism

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