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SPLIT INFINITIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does split infinitive mean? 

SPLIT INFINITIVE (noun)
  The noun SPLIT INFINITIVE has 1 sense:

1. an infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g., 'to boldly go')play

  Familiarity information: SPLIT INFINITIVE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPLIT INFINITIVE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An infinitive with an adverb between 'to' and the verb (e.g., 'to boldly go')

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("split infinitive" is a kind of...):

infinitive (the uninflected form of the verb)


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