"specifier" meaning in English

See specifier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: specifier [singular], specifiers [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A specifier is a part of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase.
    Sense id: simple-specifier-en-noun-nnYcDEb0 Categories (other): Linguistics
     
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