gapping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæpɪŋ/

Verb

gapping

  1. present participle of gap

Noun

gapping (countable and uncountable, plural gappings)

  1. (linguistics) A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."
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