Function: noun
Date: 1885
: a sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph or of a larger unit of discourse and is usually placed at or near the beginning
Function: noun
Date: 1885
: a sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph or of a larger unit of discourse and is usually placed at or near the beginning
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012