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conjunction vs closed-class word

closed-class word vs conjunction

conjunction and closed-class word both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conjunction Yes No No No
closed-class word Yes No No No
As nouns, closed-class word is a hypernym of conjunction; that is, closed-class word is a word with a broader meaning than conjunction:
  • conjunction: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  • closed-class word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
Other hypernyms of conjunction include function word.
conjunction (noun) closed-class word (noun)
something that joins or connects a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
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 conjunction and closed-class word

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