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SENTENCE STRUCTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sentence structure mean?
• SENTENCE STRUCTURE (noun)
The noun SENTENCE STRUCTURE has 1 sense:
1. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Familiarity information: SENTENCE STRUCTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
phrase structure; sentence structure; syntax
Hypernyms ("sentence structure" is a kind of...):
structure (the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
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