passive_voice
has definitions from the fields of grammar,linguistics
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[ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
Synonyms Examples "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice" "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive" Related terms |
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