"praegnans constructio" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʰɹeɪɡ.nænz‿kɒnˈstɹʊk.tiː.oʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Latin cōnstructiō (“a grammatical construction”) and Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cōnstructiō||a grammatical construction}} Latin cōnstructiō (“a grammatical construction”), {{bor|en|la|praegnāns||pregnant}} Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} praegnans constructio (uncountable)
  1. (brachylogy) A construction commonly found in Greek and Hebrew in which either a verb of motion is paired with a locative prepositional phrase or a static verb is paired with an allative preposition phrase. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: constructio praegnans, constructio praegans, praegans constructio Hypernyms: brachylogy [rhetoric] Related terms: brachylogy
    Sense id: en-praegnans_constructio-en-noun-HgcufAAE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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