multiword
- adjective
- /ˈmʌltiˌwɜrd/
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multipalabra
- A multiword phrase often includes nouns, verbs, and adjectives to convey detailed meaning.
Examples
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"Initialisms are formed by combining the initial letter of each word in a multiword term; they are pronounced as separate letters" (Alred, Brusaw, and Oliu).
Blog text (28) -
Producing longer multiword utterances has robust lexical prerequisites that go beyond the quantitative contribution of function word use.
Academic text (2012) -
During the initial cycle of the multiword load, 4 is added to the E/A in execution unit 1.
Academic text (1994) -
Learning to recognize multiword expressions can significantly improve your language skills.
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Teachers often encourage students to practice using multiword combinations for better fluency.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Multiword comes from the prefix multi- meaning 'many' and the common English word, like in multiply where multi- also means 'many'. So multiword as an adjective describes something that has more than one word.
