Subminimal
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Below a minimal value. not-comparable
"The fact that event predicates that denote subminimal P-events need to obey even stricter contextual restrictions was derived on the basis of scalar inferences, plus the assumption that subminimal events never occur in their own right."
Example
More examples"The fact that event predicates that denote subminimal P-events need to obey even stricter contextual restrictions was derived on the basis of scalar inferences, plus the assumption that subminimal events never occur in their own right."
Etymology
From sub- + minimal.
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