functional shift
functional shift
nounDefinition of FUNCTIONAL SHIFT
: the process by which a word or form comes to be used in another grammatical function
First Known Use of FUNCTIONAL SHIFT
1942
Rhymes with FUNCTIONAL SHIFT
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