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GERUNDIAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or like a gerund

Example:

the gerundial suffix '-ing'

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Pertainym:

gerund (a noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun))

Derivation:

gerund (a noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun))

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