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/pɑrt əv spitʃ/ Listen

Part of speech

noun

One of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context. Synonyms: form class, word class.

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... time in her life too! Why, bless the saints! I'll be bound to confess her love to him at last. I forgive her, I forgive her! I knew it would come to this—I always knew it must come to this! (Going up to door during latter part of speech and opens it.) Come in, Madonna, come in. (Retires to front of table and curtseys as the LADY GIOVANNA enters, then moves chair towards the hearth.) Nay, let me place this chair for ...

— Becket and other plays • Alfred Lord Tennyson

Words linked to "Part of speech" : major form class, form class, word class, grammatical category, syntactic category