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PARTICIPIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does participial mean? 

PARTICIPIAL (noun)
  The noun PARTICIPIAL has 1 sense:

1. a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tensesplay

  Familiarity information: PARTICIPIAL used as a noun is very rare.


PARTICIPIAL (adjective)
  The adjective PARTICIPIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or consisting of participlesplay

  Familiarity information: PARTICIPIAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARTICIPIAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

participial; participle

Hypernyms ("participial" is a kind of...):

verb (the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "participial"):

present participle (a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing)

past participle; perfect participle (a participle that expresses completed action)

Derivation:

participial (of or relating to or consisting of participles)


PARTICIPIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or consisting of participles

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

participial inflections

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Pertainym:

participle (a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses)

Derivation:

participial; participle (a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses)


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