- object clause
- dependent clause used at the subject of the main clause (Syntax)
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object clause
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Object — Ob ject ([o^]b j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See {Object}, v. t.] 1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an object… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Object glass — Object Ob ject ([o^]b j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See {Object}, v. t.] 1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Object lesson — Object Ob ject ([o^]b j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See {Object}, v. t.] 1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Object staff — Object Ob ject ([o^]b j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See {Object}, v. t.] 1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Object teaching — Object Ob ject ([o^]b j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See {Object}, v. t.] 1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Object (grammar) — Linguistics … Wikipedia
object — n. & v. n. 1 a material thing that can be seen or touched. 2 (foll. by of) a person or thing to which action or feeling is directed (the object of attention; the object of our study). 3 a thing sought or aimed at; a purpose. 4 Gram. a noun or its … Useful english dictionary
Clause — For other uses, see Clause (disambiguation). In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition[1]. In some languages it may be a pair or group of words that consists of a subject and a predicate,… … Wikipedia
object — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin objectum, from Latin, neuter of objectus, past participle of obicere to throw in the way, present, hinder, from ob in the way + jacere to throw more at ob , jet Date: 14th century 1. a.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
objective clause — clause that functions as the object of a verb or preposition (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
