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  1. anarthrousadjective

    Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).

    In Dan Brown's opening sentence, "Renowned curator Jacques Sauniu00E8re staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery", the first noun phrase is anarthrous.

  2. anarthrousadjective

    Not having a determiner.

    Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.

  3. anarthrousadjective

    Not having joints.

  4. Etymology: from ἄρθρον.

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  1. anarthrous

    Anarthrous is a grammatical term used to describe a noun or adjective that does not have an article (such as "the" or "a") preceding it. In other words, it refers to a word that appears without the typical marker of definiteness or indefiniteness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anarthrousadjective

    used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive

  2. Anarthrousadjective

    without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects

  3. Etymology: [Gr. 'a`narqros without joints, without the article; 'an priv. + 'a`rqron joint, the article.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Anarthrous

    an-är′thrus, adj. without the article, of Greek nouns: (entom.) having neither wings nor legs.—adv. Anar′thrously. [Gr. an, neg., arthron, a joint, the article.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anarthrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anarthrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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  • Roman Quiros Martinez
    Roman Quiros Martinez
    The particle "an" means "without". Hence, the English word "anarthrous" could and perhaps should be translated "anartrósico" in Spanish.
    LikeReply8 years ago

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