Dictionary

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pulse-time modulation Noun modulation of the time between successive pulses
palindrome Noun a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
plural form Noun the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
pagination Noun the system of numbering pages
page number Noun the system of numbering pages
paging Noun the system of numbering pages
paging Noun calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
paroxytone Noun word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable
polysemant Noun a word having more than one meaning
Post-It Noun brand name for a slip of notepaper that has an adhesive that allows it to stick to a surface and be removed without damaging the surface
polysemantic word Noun a word having more than one meaning
polysemous word Noun a word having more than one meaning
polysyllable Noun a word of more than three syllables
participle Noun a non-finite form of the verb
phrasal verb Noun an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit
present participle Noun a participle expressing present action
past participle Noun a participle that expresses completed action
perfect participle Noun a participle that expresses completed action
parenthetical expression Noun an expression in parentheses
predicator Noun an expression that predicates
predicate Noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence
predicate Noun (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition
predicate Verb involve as a necessary condition of consequence
predicate Verb affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
predicate Verb make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
participant role Noun (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
patient role Noun the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
prepositional phrase Noun a phrase beginning with a preposition
pronominal phrase Noun a phrase that functions as a pronoun
part of speech Noun one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
penult Noun the next to last syllable in a word
penultima Noun the next to last syllable in a word
place name Noun the name by which a geographical place is known
proper noun Noun a noun that denotes a particular thing
proper name Noun a noun that denotes a particular thing
prefix Noun an affix that is added in front of the word
prefix Verb attach a prefix to
patronym Noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
postfix Noun an affix that is added at the end of the word
pertainym Noun meaning relating to or pertaining to
positive degree Noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb
prepositional object Noun the object governed by a preposition
preposition Noun a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
preposition Noun (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
pronoun Noun a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
praenomen Noun the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
particle Noun a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
particle Noun a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
particle Noun in nontechnical usage, a tiny piece of anything
personal pronoun Noun a pronoun expressing a distinction of person