anarthrous

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Definition of anarthrous in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

an·ar·throus

Etymology

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