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part of speech

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ˌpart of ˈspeech ●●○ noun (plural parts of speech) [countable]  technicalSLG one of the types into which words are divided in grammar according to their use, such as noun, verb, or adjective 词类,词性
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part of speechThe probability of each part of speech starting and ending a noun phrase was then determined from this data.No part of speech was spared.If the homonyms are the same part of speech, they are distinguished by superior numbers following the part-of-speech label.The epithet is that part of speech which most readily reflects such a change.
ˌpart of ˈspeech nounChineseSyllable
the types which one Corpus of into


part of speech
ˌpart of ˈspeech noun (plural parts of speech) [countable]
technical one of the types into which words are divided in grammar according to their use, such as noun, verb, or adjective


part of speechBrE /ˌpɑːt əv ˈspiːtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɑːrt əv ˈspiːtʃ/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) one of the classes into which words are divided according to their grammar, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc. 词类;词性 SYN word class

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