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BENEFACTIVE ROLE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Synonyms:
benefactive role; beneficiary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("benefactive role" is a kind of...):
participant role; semantic role ((linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause)