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phrase marker

–noun Linguistics.
(in generative grammar) a representation of the constituent structure of a sentence, using a tree diagram or labeled bracketing.
Also, phrase-marker.


Origin:
1960–65
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phrase marker  
n.  In generative grammar, a representation in the form of a tree diagram or labeled brackets of the constituent structure of a sentence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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