"dummy it" meaning in All languages combined

See dummy it on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dummy its [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|dummy its|head=dummy it}} dummy it (plural dummy its)
  1. (grammar) The pronoun "it" used without any referent, serving only to satisfy rules of syntax. Synonyms: ambient it, empty it Hypernyms: dummy pronoun, pronoun Coordinate_terms: anticipatory it
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