homonymous construction

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noun Grammar.

a construction that consists of the same morphemes in the same order as those of another construction, as Flying planes can be dangerous, in which planes in one construction is the object of flying, and in another the subject of can; a terminal string of formatives having two or more structural descriptions.

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Words nearby homonymous construction

homomorphic, homomorphism, Homo naledi, homonym, homonymous, homonymous construction, homonyms, homonymy, Homoousian, homophile, homophily

How to use homonymous construction in a sentence

The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
By the end of the construction period, the number of deaths had reached roughly twenty percent of the workforce.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tonn and Blank Construction An Indiana construction company.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Minnesota based agricultural/industrial construction company.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Encompass Develop, Design Construct, LLC A Kentucky-based architect, design and construction service.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If one has thoughts to express, it is possible to learn very soon some method of construction.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He simply devoured books, studying every detail of construction, and learning a great deal as to style and effect.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The two lines are as closely connected as grammatical construction and the expression of thought could make them.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The day was won, the carriages secure, and the order for their construction was placed with a firm in Birmingham.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
It was, therefore, more in the construction and workmanship then, that the sign manual was perceptible.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick