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closed-class word vs conjunction

conjunction vs closed-class word

closed-class word and conjunction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
closed-class word Yes No No No
conjunction Yes No No No
As nouns, conjunction is a hyponym of closed-class word; that is, conjunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than closed-class word:
  • closed-class word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
  • conjunction: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Other hyponyms of closed-class word include determinative, determiner, preposition, pronoun, conjunctive, connective, continuative, particle.
closed-class word (noun) conjunction (noun)
a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning something that joins or connects
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
the state of being joined together
Difference between closed-class word and conjunction

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