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INTRANSITIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb
Synonyms:
intransitiveness; intransitivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("intransitivity" is a kind of...):
grammatical relation (a linguistic relation established by grammar)
Antonym:
transitivity (the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb)
Derivation:
intransitive (designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object)
