"avalent" meaning in English

See avalent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /eɪˈveɪlənt/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English valent English avalent From a- + valent. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|a-<id:not>|valent|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English valent English avalent [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "un-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "un-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*né", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*ə-", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀ-", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "a-", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "valent", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "avalent", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="avalent"> From a- + valent., {{ety|en|:af|a-<id:not>|valent|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English valent English avalent From a- + valent. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} avalent (not comparable)
  1. (grammar, rare, of a verb or predicate) Non-valent, having valency zero: taking no arguments. Tags: not-comparable, rare
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    ],
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      "ipa": "/eɪˈveɪlənt/"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/eɪˈveɪlənt/"
    }
  ],
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