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particle separation

noun

transformational grammar a rule that moves the particle of a phrasal verb, thus deriving a sentence like He looked the answer up from a structure that also underlies He looked up the answer

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Nearby words

particle accelerator, particle beam, particle beam weapon, particle board, particle physics, particle separation, particle velocity, particular, particular affirmative, particular average, particular negative
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