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Meaning of anarthrous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
æˈnɑːθɹəs

Definitions

  1. Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
    not-comparable
  2. Not having a determiner.
    not-comparable
  3. Not having joints.
    not-comparable
  4. Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
    not-comparable

Examples

“We have concluded that Paul does not distinguish between the arthrous and anarthrous use of nomos.”
“Proper names are usually anarthrous (since they need no article to be definite), except in cases of anaphora”
“Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.”
“Meigret (1888), treats French P-D contractions as simple prepositions governing anarthrous objects. Associating determiners with NP, Abeillé et al. consider the determinerless objects to be instances of N'.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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