English Explanatory Dictionary

actant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which acts; a source of action or activity.
  2. Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.

Word forms

actant actants

Etymology

Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action + -ant

Derived words

actantial
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