complementizer
The English word “complementizer” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
Etymology
From complementize + -er.
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