"minor sentence" meaning in All languages combined

See minor sentence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: minor sentences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minor sentence (plural minor sentences)
  1. (grammar) An irregular type of sentence that lacks a main clause, such as "Precisely so" or "Next Tuesday evening". Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-minor_sentence-en-noun-gkwiOpMl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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