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form class

noun

, Grammar.
  1. a class of words or forms in a given language that have one or more grammatical features in common, as, in Latin, all masculine nouns in the nominative singular, all masculine singular nouns, all masculine nouns, or all nouns.


form class

noun

  1. another term for part of speech
  2. a group of words distinguished by common inflections, such as the weak verbs of English


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Word History and Origins

Origin of form class1

First recorded in 1920–25

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