Meaning of catenative | Babel Free

Definitions

Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“In this section we shall investigate⟳ some of the basic properties of D0L systems that generate⟳ locally catenative sequences. These locally catenative D0L systems form⟳ one of the mathematically most natural subclasses of the class of D0L systems.”

“Nonfinite complements which refer⟳ to a time before that of the main or catenative predicator are exclusively expressed by {-ing} forms (e.g. I remember⟳ doing it; She admits going; They deny⟳ being there).”

“An example of catenative construction of the infinitive has already been observed in (10), where the present⟳ infinitive λέγειν is used as a complement or object of the verb θέλοι.”

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