Substitution Class

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: paradigm
plural: Substitution Classes
possessive: Substitution Class's
pluralpossessive: Substitution Classes'

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