"agentive nominalisation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: agentive nominalisations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} agentive nominalisation (countable and uncountable, plural agentive nominalisations)
  1. (grammar) A construction whereby an action verb is made into an agent noun. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: agentive nominalization (english: American and Oxford British spelling)
    Sense id: en-agentive_nominalisation-en-noun-i-dKu5AX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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