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 .
[ 1930-35 ]
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 .
[ 1930-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012