noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The insertion of is what or a similar word sequence so as to form a pseudocleft sentence, as when changing "she bought an apple" to "an apple is what she bought". uncountable

Etymology

From pseudo- + clefting.

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