form class

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawrm klas, klahs]
- /fɔrm klæs, klɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawrm klas, klahs]
- /fɔrm klæs, klɑs/

Definitions of form class words

noun form class a class of words or forms in a given language that have one or more grammatical features in common, as, in Latin, all masculine nouns in the nominative singular, all masculine singular nouns, all masculine nouns, or all nouns. 1
noun form class a group of words distinguished by common inflections, such as the weak verbs of English 0
noun form class a class made up of words that occur in a distinctive position in constructions and have certain formal features in common, as the form class noun in English, made up of all words to which both the plural and possessive suffixes may be added 0
noun form class (taxonomy) A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one. 0

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Origin of form class

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Form class

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Form class

form class popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

form class usage trend in Literature

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