"specifier" meaning in All languages combined

See specifier on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/ [US] Forms: specifiers [plural]
Etymology: From specify + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|specify|er|id2=agent noun}} specify + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} specifier (plural specifiers)
  1. A person or thing that specifies.
    Sense id: en-specifier-en-noun-rCBPHMKN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 73 27
  2. (linguistics) A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase. Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (component of a phrase): 指定語 /指定语 (zhǐdìngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), spécifieur [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-specifier-en-noun-nHkck4G9 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'component of a phrase': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: access specifier Coordinate_terms: adjunct, complement, head

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "adjunct"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "complement"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "access specifier"
    }
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From specify + -er.",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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        {
          "ref": "2020 May 20, Industry Insider, “An online boost for freight”, in Rail, page 68:",
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        "(linguistics) A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase."
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        },
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          ],
          "word": "spécifieur"
        }
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      "tags": [
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    }
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        {
          "ref": "2020 May 20, Industry Insider, “An online boost for freight”, in Rail, page 68:",
          "text": "The specifiers of the Freightliner network had the foresight to base the rail journey on carrying ISO containers which are 8ft wide and originally 8ft tall (although now increased to a height of 9ft 6ins), with a variety of lengths.",
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        "A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase."
      ],
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        "(linguistics) A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase."
      ],
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        "linguistics",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "zhǐdìngyǔ",
      "sense": "component of a phrase",
      "word": "指定語 /指定语"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "component of a phrase",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spécifieur"
    }
  ],
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}

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