ultimate constituent
ultimate constituent
noun Grammar.
an element of a construction that cannot be further divided into grammatical constituents: the morphemes of an utterance are usually considered to be its ultimate constituents.
Compare immediate constituent.
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| Compare immediate constituent a constituent of something, such as a linguistic construction, that cannot be further subdivided in the terms of the analysis being undertaken | |
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