What does animacy mean?
Animacy means (biology) The state of being alive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(biology) The state of being alive..
These may differ radically in their linguistic animacy, as briefly discussed above, without this having any consequences for their biological animacy.
Use animacy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Animacy means (biology) The state of being alive..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include inanimacy.
These may differ radically in their linguistic animacy, as briefly discussed above, without this having any consequences for their biological animacy.
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