t unit

T-u·nit

[tee-yoo-nit]
noun
a minimal unit constituting a complete sentence, consisting of one independent clause and any dependent clauses connected to it: used as a measure of the structural complexity of sentences.

Origin:
1960–65; t(erminable) unit

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