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Expletive

nounid 52194·updated May 18, 2026
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a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
oath
plural
Expletives
possessive
Expletive's
pluralpossessive
Expletives'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
§2
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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Incoming relationships

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