"cofocus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cofoci [plural]
Etymology: co- + focus Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|focus}} co- + focus Head templates: {{en-noun|cofoci}} cofocus (plural cofoci)
  1. (linguistics) An element in a clause, sentence, etc. that acts as the focus, or main element, in combination with another such element. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-cofocus-en-noun-tEi3pDch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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