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incomplete sentence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of words that appear to convey only part of a complete thought, lacking some component which is grammatically necessary to complete the thought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不完整的句子 (bù wánzhěng de jùzi) — a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
  • Finnish: epätäydellinen lause — a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
  • French: phrase incomplète — a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
  • German: unvollständiger Satz — a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
  • Japanese: 不完全な文章 (fukanzen na bunshō) — a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)
  • Russian: непо́лное предложе́ние (nepólnoje predložénije) — a group of words which appears to convey only part of a complete thought (grammar)