grammatical agreement
31synesis — /sin euh sis/, n. Gram. a construction in which an expected grammatical agreement in form is replaced by an agreement in meaning, as in The crowd rose to their feet, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a singular noun. [1890 95; < NL < Gk… …
32synesis — syn•e•sis [[t]ˈsɪn ə sɪs[/t]] n. gram. a construction in which an expected grammatical agreement in form is replaced by an agreement in meaning, as in The crowd rose to their feet, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a singular noun •… …
33and — and/or is a formula indicating that the items connected by it can be taken either together or as alternatives. Its principal uses are in legal and other formal documents (These ratios indicated that the changes in the order of crystallinity were… …
34Generic you — In English grammar, generic you or indefinite you is the use of the pronoun you to refer to an unspecified person. Generic one is the use of one in the same way.In casual English, the second person pronoun you often takes on the additional role… …
35Tatar-Russian code-switching — is a code switching language of the urban population of Tatarstan, and is spoken predominantly among bilingual Tatars. It is based on the Tatar language, but many spoken forms are from Russian language. In some cases one can start a phrase in… …
36synesis — n. Grammar, construction in which grammatical agreement is according to sense rather than syntax …
37ablative — n. & adj. Gram. n. the case (esp. in Latin) of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating an agent, instrument, or location. adj. of or in the ablative. Phrases and idioms: ablative absolute an absolute… …
38dative — n. & adj. Gram. n. the case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating an indirect object or recipient. adj. of or in the dative. Derivatives: datival adj. dativally adv. Etymology: ME f. L (casus) dativus f.… …
39genitive — n. & adj. Gram. n. the case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) corresponding to of, from, and other prepositions and indicating possession or close association. adj. of or in the genitive. Derivatives: genitival… …
40instrumental — adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to, in, or in + verbal noun) serving as an instrument or means (was instrumental in finding the money). 2 (of music) performed on instruments, without singing (cf. VOCAL). 3 of, or arising from, an instrument… …
