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actant

actant

English

Noun

actant ‎(plural actants)

(linguistics) Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.

Translations

any of the participants in a grammatical clause

Italian: attante m

Portuguese: actante m

French

Etymology

Coined in French by Lucien Tesnière.

Pronunciation

Homophone: actants

Noun

actant m ‎(plural actants)

actant

Anagrams

tançât