Actant


noun
(linguistics) (in valency grammar) a noun phrase functioning as the agent of the main verb of a sentence

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  • Acte

    acte anodal closure tetanus Historical Examples This sentence is taken from another part of the acte daccusation. The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh: The Irish Sketch Book William Makepeace Thackeray She is a good soul, that acte; hence I gave command to deliver Lygia to her. Quo Vadis Henryk Sienkiewicz A fresh […]

  • Acted

    anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of Congress. an instrument or document stating something done […]

  • Acted upon

    anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of Congress. an instrument or document stating something done […]

  • Actg

    . abbreviation acting acting

  • Acth

    Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the cortex of adrenal glands. Pharmacology. this substance, extracted from the pituitary glands of hogs and other species, in the form of its white, water-soluble powder, used for the diagnosis of diseases that impair the adrenal glands. noun adrenocorticotrophic hormone; […]


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