English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudogapping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of ellipsis that elides most but not all of a non-finite verb phrase, as in "He drinks milk more often than he does water".

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudogapping.wav

Word forms

pseudogapping

Etymology

From pseudo- + gapping.

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