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RETAINED OBJECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does retained object mean? 

RETAINED OBJECT (noun)
  The noun RETAINED OBJECT has 1 sense:

1. an object in a passive constructionplay

  Familiarity information: RETAINED OBJECT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RETAINED OBJECT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An object in a passive construction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("retained object" is a kind of...):

object ((grammar) a constituent that is acted upon)


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