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TENSE SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tense system mean?
• TENSE SYSTEM (noun)
The noun TENSE SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a system of tenses used in a particular language
Familiarity information: TENSE SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of tenses used in a particular language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tense system" is a kind of...):
language system (a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language)
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