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R-expression

R-expression noun: a referential expression, such as "John" or "the dog": one that, unlike pronouns and anaphora, independently refers to, i.e., picks out, an entity in the world.

Noun

R-expression (plural R-expressions)

  1. A referential expression, such as "John" or "the dog": one that, unlike pronouns and anaphora, independently refers to, i.e., picks out, an entity in the world.

Forms of R-expression

pluralR-expressions

Questions about R-expression

What does R-expression mean?
R-expression means a referential expression, such as "John" or "the dog": one that, unlike pronouns and anaphora, independently refers to, i.e., picks out, an entity in the world.
What part of speech is R-expression?
R-expression is a noun.
What is the plural of R-expression?
The plural of R-expression is R-expressions.

Words near R-expression in the dictionary

  1. R-coloured vowels
  2. R-CPD
  3. R-Day
  4. r-dropping
  5. R-EPOCH
  6. R-expression
  7. R-expressions
  8. r-less
  9. R-module
  10. R-modules
  11. R-n-R

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