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thought-bearing en · ADJ

Etymology

From thought + bearing.

Meanings

1. Having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.
   • They too are vitally related to the thought-bearing function of language. 1924, John Franklin Bobbitt, How to Make a Curriculum, page 245:
   • Know which words in the phrase are the thought-bearing words. These are the important words, which help the audience to get the thought easily. They are generally the nouns and verbs, but not every noun and verb is stressed. 1936, Lousene Rousseau, Mary E. Cramer, Effective Speech, First Course, page 245:

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