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nonfinite clause

American  
[non-fahy-nahyt] / nɒnˈfaɪ naɪt /

noun

  1. a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.

Etymology

Origin of nonfinite clause

First recorded in 1970–75

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