noun
Meaning 1
A phrase, or, equivalently, a node in a syntax tree, which consists either of: (1) an adjunct and another X-bar phrase, (2) a head, X, and an optional complement, or (3) a conjunction sandwiched between two other X-bars. The X is a "pro-letter" which can be substituted by letters such as N for noun, V for verb, P for preposition, I for inflectional, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: X-bar theory
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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