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wordstring

wordstring noun: a string of words.

Noun

wordstring (plural wordstrings)

  1. A string of words.
    • But most linguists want to be more inclusive, and allow for the possibility that a wordstring can be semantically transparent and grammatically regular, but still be formulaic.2004, Norbert Schmitt, Formulaic sequences: acquisition, processing and use, page 250
    • For some researchers, the wordstrings that occur most often are the most interesting.2009, Roberta Corrigan, Formulaic language: distribution and historical change, page 36

Forms of wordstring

pluralwordstrings

Origin of wordstring

From word + string.

Questions about wordstring

What does wordstring mean?
Wordstring means a string of words.
What part of speech is wordstring?
Wordstring is a noun.
What is the plural of wordstring?
The plural of wordstring is wordstrings.

Words near wordstring in the dictionary

  1. wordsome
  2. wordster
  3. wordsters
  4. wordstock
  5. wordstocks
  6. wordstring
  7. wordstrings
  8. Wordsworth
  9. Wordsworthian
  10. Wordsworthianism
  11. Wordsworthianisms

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