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phrase structure

noun

, Linguistics.
  1. the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phrase structure1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

These two principles, simplicity and continuity, apply concretely to sentence and phrase structure as well.

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