English Explanatory Dictionary

wh-island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An island (phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted) created by an embedded sentence that is a dependent clause introduced by a wh-word.

Word forms

wh-island wh-islands
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