noun
Meaning 1
A person or thing that specifies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
specifier
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US: /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/
noun
Meaning 2
A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intellectual, intellect
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English specify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English specifier From specify + -er.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 指定語 /指定语 (zhǐdìngyǔ) — component of a phrase
- French: spécifieur — component of a phrase