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NONFINITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonfinite mean?
• NONFINITE (adjective)
The adjective NONFINITE has 1 sense:
1. (of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)
Familiarity information: NONFINITE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)
Synonyms:
infinite; non-finite; nonfinite
Context example:
infinite verb form
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
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