WORD: EXPLETIVE
MEANING:
1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene.
2.
a. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line.
b. Linguistics A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Moti' not expletive for me, but don't like people commenting on my body: Vidya Balan
PRONOUNCE:
ex·ple·tive - एक्स्प्लटिव
LINK: EXPLETIVE
MEANING:
1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene.
2.
a. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line.
b. Linguistics A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. 'Moti' not expletive for me, but don't like people commenting on my body: Vidya Balan
PRONOUNCE:
ex·ple·tive - एक्स्प्लटिव
LINK: EXPLETIVE
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