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What (who) is expletive$26786$ - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Expletives; Expletive (disambiguation)
expletive
I. a.
Superfluous, redundant.
II. n.
Expletive word or syllable.
expletive
[?k'spli:t?v, ?k-]
¦ noun
1. an oath or swear word.
2. Grammar a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense.
¦ adjective Grammar (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
Origin
ME (as adjective): from late L. expletivus, from explere 'fill out'.
expletive
n. expletive deleted
Wikipedia
Expletive
Expletive may refer to:
- Expletive (linguistics), a word or phrase that is not needed to express the basic meaning of the sentence
- Expletive pronoun, a pronoun used as subject or other verb argument that is meaningless but syntactically required
- Expletive attributive, a word that contributes nothing to meaning but suggests the strength of feeling of the speaker
- Profanity or swear word, a word or expression that is strongly impolite or offensive
