pro-sentence

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See also: prosentence

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

pro-sentence

Etymology[edit]

pro- +‎ sentence

Noun[edit]

pro-sentence (plural pro-sentences)

(grammar) A function word or expression that substitutes for a whole sentence whose content is recoverable from the context.

Hypernyms[edit]

(grammar): pro-form

Coordinate terms[edit]

(grammar): pronoun

Derived terms[edit]

prosentential

See also[edit]

Category:English pro-sentences

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