part of speech

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Definition of part of speech in English Turkish dictionary

sözcük türü

sözcük türü, sözbölügü

English - English

Definition of part of speech in English English dictionary

The function a word or phrase performs in a sentence or phrase

A part of speech is a particular grammatical class of word, for example noun, adjective, or verb. parts of speech one of the types into which words are divided in grammar according to their use, such as noun, verb, or adjective

one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context

Attributive form of part of speech, noun

Turkish pronunciation

pärt ıv spiç

Synonyms

lexical category, syntactic category, lexical class, word class

Pronunciation

/ˈpärt əv ˈspēʧ/ /ˈpɑːrt əv ˈspiːʧ/

Etymology

[ 'pärt ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old French & Old English, both from Latin part-, pars; perhaps akin to Latin parare to prepare; more at PARE.