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whiz deletion

whiz deletion noun: a form of ellipsis in which a relative pronoun and a form of the verb “to be” are both deleted.

Noun

whiz deletion (countable and uncountable, plural whiz deletions)

  1. A form of ellipsis in which a relative pronoun and a form of the verb “to be” are both deleted.

Forms of whiz deletion

pluralwhiz deletions

Origin of whiz deletion

Punningly from wh (as in wh-movement) and is.

Questions about whiz deletion

What does whiz deletion mean?
Whiz deletion means a form of ellipsis in which a relative pronoun and a form of the verb “to be” are both deleted.
What part of speech is whiz deletion?
Whiz deletion is a noun.
What is the plural of whiz deletion?
The plural of whiz deletion is whiz deletions.

Words near whiz deletion in the dictionary

  1. Whitworths
  2. whity
  3. Whixall
  4. Whixley
  5. whiz
  6. whiz deletion
  7. whiz deletions
  8. whiz kid
  9. whiz kids
  10. whiz-bang
  11. whiz-bangs

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