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target-like

target-like adjective: of a linguistic feature produced by a language learner: like that linguistic feature as it occurs in the target language.

Adjective

target-like (not comparable)

  1. Of a linguistic feature produced by a language learner: like that linguistic feature as it occurs in the target language.

Origin of target-like

From target + -like.

Questions about target-like

What does target-like mean?
Target-like means of a linguistic feature produced by a language learner: like that linguistic feature as it occurs in the target language.
What part of speech is target-like?
Target-like is an adjective.

Words near target-like in the dictionary

  1. target rating point
  2. target rating points
  3. target text
  4. target texts
  5. target timing
  6. target-like
  7. targetabilities
  8. targetability
  9. targetable
  10. targeted
  11. targeted killing

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