light verb

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Synonyms: light verse

Antonyms: light verse

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[semantically]] [[incomplete]] [[verb]] which qualifies as a [[predicate]] only in [[combination]] with a [[predicative]] [[complement]], usually a [[noun]].

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