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word order
noun as in word arrangement
Example Sentences
Several researchers noted “more short sentences, confused word order, and repetition, alongside extended digressions.”
The literary term “anastrophe” refers to the technique of reversing word order in a sentence for effect.
Nordlinger and her colleagues focused on the impact of free word order at a critical moment in forming a sentence.
The answer usually includes part of the question, with a slight modification of words or word order.
It reminds many Lao of the French words “chien Lao,” which when transformed from proper French word order sound like “Lao dog,” a common French slur of the colonial period.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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