Constructio-ad-sensum Definition

noun

(grammar) A grammatical construction in which a word’s inflexion is determined by the semantics of the word or words with which it associates, in contravention of what is required by grammar.

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Other Word Forms of Constructio-ad-sensum

Noun

Singular:
constructio-ad-sensum
Plural:
constructiones-ad-sensum

Origin of Constructio-ad-sensum

  • From modern Latin cōnstrūctiō (“[grammatical] construction”) + ad (“toward, [according] to”) + sēnsum (accusative singular of sēnsus, abstractly “sense”, “notion”, “signification”): "grammatical construction according to [the] sense".

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