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form class
n.
A set of words that have one or more grammatical or syntactic characteristics in common, such as the class of transitive verbs in English.
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form class
n
1. (Grammar) another term for part of speech
2. (Grammar) a group of words distinguished by common inflections, such as the weak verbs of English
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form′ class`
n.
a class of words or other forms in a language having one or more grammatical features in common, as all plural nouns.
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Noun | 1. | form class - one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties major form class - any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar |
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