ultimate constituent
1ultimate constituent — n. CONSTITUENT (n. 4) Linguis …
2ultimate constituent — Grammar. an element of a construction that cannot be further divided into grammatical constituents: the morphemes of an utterance are usually considered to be its ultimate constituents. Cf. immediate constituent. * * * …
3ultimate constituent — Grammar. an element of a construction that cannot be further divided into grammatical constituents: the morphemes of an utterance are usually considered to be its ultimate constituents. Cf. immediate constituent …
4ultimate constituent — ul′timate constit′uent n. gram. one of the elements of a linguistic construction, as a morpheme, that cannot be further divided into constituents Compare immediate constituent • Etymology: 1930–35 …
5ultimate constituent — /ʌltəmət kɒnˈstɪtʃuənt/ (say ultuhmuht kon stichoohuhnt) noun See constituent (def. 5) …
6Ultimate — Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme;… …
7Ultimate analysis — Ultimate Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time;… …
8Ultimate belief — Ultimate Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time;… …
9Ultimate ratio — Ultimate Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time;… …
10constituent — n. (ling.) an immediate; ultimate constituent * * * [kən stɪtʃʊənt] ultimate constituent (ling.) an immediate …
