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phrase marker

or phrase-marker

noun

, Linguistics.
  1. (in generative grammar) a representation of the constituent structure of a sentence, using a tree diagram or labeled bracketing.


phrase marker

noun

  1. linguistics a representation, esp one in the form of a tree diagram, of the constituent structure of a sentence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phrase marker1

First recorded in 1960–65

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