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GERUNDIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gerundial mean? 

GERUNDIAL (adjective)
  The adjective GERUNDIAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or like a gerundplay

  Familiarity information: GERUNDIAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GERUNDIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or like a gerund

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the gerundial suffix '-ing'

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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