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spellout

spellout noun: a stage in producing an utterance that comes between syntax and the interface with the phonological form, according to Chomsky's minimalist program.

Noun

spellout (plural spellouts)

  1. A stage in producing an utterance that comes between syntax and the interface with the phonological form, according to Chomsky's minimalist program.

Forms of spellout

pluralspellouts

Origin of spellout

Deverbal from spell out.

Questions about spellout

What does spellout mean?
Spellout means a stage in producing an utterance that comes between syntax and the interface with the phonological form, according to Chomsky's minimalist program.
What part of speech is spellout?
Spellout is a noun.
What is the plural of spellout?
The plural of spellout is spellouts.

Words near spellout in the dictionary

  1. spellmongers
  2. spello
  3. spelloff
  4. spelloffs
  5. spellos
  6. spellout
  7. spellouts
  8. spellproof
  9. spells
  10. spells doom
  11. spells it out

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