word order

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noun

the way in which words are arranged in sequence in a sentence or smaller construction: In Latin, word order is freer than in English.

Origin of word order

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby word order

word-lore, wordmonger, Word of God, word of honor, word of mouth, word order, word painting, word-perfect, word picture, wordplay, word processing

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Example sentences from the Web for word order

In these lines there is much poetic inversion of word-order.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various
The word-order is modern with scarcely a trace of the antique.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
The word-order of the Old English is followed whenever possible.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker
Wherever possible, the Old English syntax has been preserved (see line 1242); the word-order of the original is retained.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker

Bcquer, in his striving after complicated metrical arrangements, often inverts the word-order in his verse.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various

British Dictionary definitions for word order

word order

noun

the arrangement of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence. In many languages, including English, word order plays an important part in determining meanings expressed in other languages by inflections

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单词	word order
释义	word order SEE SYNONYMS FOR word order ON THESAURUS.COM noun the way in which words are arranged in sequence in a sentence or smaller construction: In Latin, word order is freer than in English. Origin of word order First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby word order word-lore, wordmonger, Word of God, word of honor, word of mouth, word order, word painting, word-perfect, word picture, wordplay, word processing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for word order In these lines there is much poetic inversion of word-order. Modern Spanish Lyrics\|Various The word-order is modern with scarcely a trace of the antique. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor The word-order of the Old English is followed whenever possible. The Translations of Beowulf\|Chauncey Brewster Tinker Wherever possible, the Old English syntax has been preserved (see line 1242); the word-order of the original is retained. The Translations of Beowulf\|Chauncey Brewster Tinker Bcquer, in his striving after complicated metrical arrangements, often inverts the word-order in his verse. Modern Spanish Lyrics\|Various British Dictionary definitions for word order word order noun the arrangement of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence. In many languages, including English, word order plays an important part in determining meanings expressed in other languages by inflections Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to word order structure, syntax, syntactics
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word order

noun

Origin of word order

Words nearby word order

Example sentences from the Web for word order

British Dictionary definitions for word order

noun

Words related to word order