"predeterminer" meaning in English

See predeterminer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: predeterminers [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + determiner. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|determiner}} pre- + determiner Head templates: {{en-noun}} predeterminer (plural predeterminers)
  1. (grammar) The function of a phrase that precedes a determiner in a noun phrase and modifies the head noun. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: determiner, postdeterminer

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