noun
: a sign, word, or expression (as the quotation sign or the word or ) that systematically contributes to the meaning of expressions in which it occurs but has no independent or separable meaning
noun
: a sign, word, or expression (as the quotation sign or the word or ) that systematically contributes to the meaning of expressions in which it occurs but has no independent or separable meaning
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012