"donkey sentence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: donkey sentences [plural]
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  1. (grammar) A sentence that contains a pronoun with clear meaning (bound semantically) but whose syntactic role poses a challenge. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: donkey anaphora, donkey pronoun
    Sense id: en-donkey_sentence-en-noun-iXsA9i0i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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