empty word

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Synonyms: empty words

Antonyms: empty words

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[word]] or [[morpheme]] [[contain]]ing no [[lexical]] [[meaning]] and instead [[function]]s as a [[grammatical]] [[link]] or [[marker]].

Noun

1. {{inflection of|en|empty words||s}}

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