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thought-bearing

thought-bearing adjective: having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.

Adjective

thought-bearing (comparative more thought-bearing, superlative most thought-bearing)

  1. Having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.
    • They too are vitally related to the thought-bearing function of language.1924, John Franklin Bobbitt, How to Make a Curriculum, page 245
    • Know which words in the phrase are the thought-bearing words. These are the important words, which help the audience to get the thought easily. They are generally the nouns and verbs, but not every noun and verb is stressed.1936, Lousene Rousseau, Mary E. Cramer, Effective Speech, First Course, page 245

Forms of thought-bearing

comparativemore thought-bearing
superlativemost thought-bearing

Origin of thought-bearing

From thought + bearing.

Questions about thought-bearing

What does thought-bearing mean?
Thought-bearing means having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.
What part of speech is thought-bearing?
Thought-bearing is an adjective.

Words near thought-bearing in the dictionary

  1. thought wave
  2. thought waves
  3. thought with one's dick
  4. thought with one's little head
  5. thought with portals
  6. thought-bearing
  7. thought-controlled
  8. thought-form
  9. thought-forms
  10. thought-leader
  11. thought-leaders

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