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SUBSTITUTION CLASS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does substitution class mean?
• SUBSTITUTION CLASS (noun)
The noun SUBSTITUTION CLASS has 1 sense:
1. the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
Familiarity information: SUBSTITUTION CLASS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
paradigm; substitution class
Hypernyms ("substitution class" is a kind of...):
category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)
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