Pseudogapping
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudogapping is a noun meaning (linguistics) A form of ellipsis that elides most but not all of a non-finite verb phrase, as in "He drinks milk more often than he does water".
Meaning
(linguistics) A form of ellipsis that elides most but not all of a non-finite verb phrase, as in "He drinks milk more often than he does water".
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gapping, gisting, fillgap, gaming, guglet, gurgulet.
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