IMMEDIATE CONSTITUENT


Meaning of IMMEDIATE CONSTITUENT in English

Gram.

one of the usually two largest constituents of a construction: The immediate constituents of He ate his dinner are he and ate his dinner; of ate his dinner are ate and his dinner; etc. Abbr.: IC Cf. ultimate constituent .

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .