anarthrous

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Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns)

In Dan Brown's opening sentence, Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery, the first noun phrase is anarthrous.

Not having joints
not having an article
Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive
Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects
anarthrous

    Silbentrennung

    an·ar·throus

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From an- + Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (“joint; grammatical article”).
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