Aktionsart

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect. countable, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of aktionsart. alt-of, countable, uncountable

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart."

Etymology

From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

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