"grammatical aspect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grammatical aspects [plural]
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  1. (grammar, semantics) The aspect of a verb phrase (verb group) or other predicate – its temporal structure or relationship to the time of use – marked through any of various grammatical elements, as distinguished from lexical aspect. Wikipedia link: Grammatical aspect Categories (topical): Grammar, Semantics
    Sense id: en-grammatical_aspect-en-noun-Vd2Artwv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

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