- part of speech
- Date: 1509 a traditional class of words distinguished according to the kind of idea denoted and the function performed in a sentence
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part of speech
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Part of speech — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
part of speech — plural parts of speech n technical one of the types into which words are divided in grammar according to their use, such as noun, verb, or adjective … Dictionary of contemporary English
part of speech — (plural ,parts of speech) noun count LINGUISTICS one of the main GRAMMATICAL groups that a particular word belongs to according to the way it is used in a sentence, for example noun, verb, adjective, or adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
part of speech — n. any of the classes of words of a given language to which a word can be assigned: different kinds of grammar have different criteria for classifying words, as form, function or meaning, or combinations of these: in traditional English grammar,… … English World dictionary
part of speech — (n.) c.1500, translating L. pars orationis. Noun, adjective, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Sometimes article and participle are counted among them … Etymology dictionary
part of speech — part′ of speech′ n. gram. any of the classes into which words in a language have traditionally been divided on the basis of their meaning, form, or syntactic function, as, in English, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition,… … From formal English to slang
part of speech — ► NOUN ▪ a category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions, e.g. noun, pronoun, adjective, verb … English terms dictionary
part of speech — noun one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑form class, ↑word class • Hypernyms: ↑grammatical category, ↑syntactic category • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Part of speech — Unter Wortart (auch: Wortklasse, Redeteile (partes orationis); englisch: part of speech) versteht man die Klasse von Wörtern einer Sprache auf Grund der Zuordnung nach gemeinsamen grammatischen Merkmalen. Die Wortartlehre versucht eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
part of speech — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms part of speech : singular part of speech plural parts of speech linguistics one of the main grammatical groups that a particular word belongs to according to the way it is used in a sentence, for example noun,… … English dictionary
part of speech — parts of speech N COUNT A part of speech is a particular grammatical class of word, for example noun, adjective, or verb … English dictionary
