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sluic·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
sluicingadjective
pouring from or as if from a sluice
"the sluicing rain"
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sluicingnoun
A kind of ellipsis, introduced by an interrogative, where (usually) everything except the interrogative is elided from the clause, as in "I like him, but I don't know why".
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Sluicing
In syntax, sluicing is a type of ellipsis that occurs in both direct and indirect interrogative clauses. The ellipsis is introduced by a wh-expression, whereby in most cases, everything except the wh-expression is elided from the clause. Sluicing has been studied in detail in the early 21st century and it is therefore a relatively well-understood type of ellipsis. Sluicing occurs in many languages.
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Sluicing
of Sluice
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Sluicing
In syntax, sluicing is a type of ellipsis that occurs in both direct and indirect interrogative clauses. The ellipsis is introduced by a wh-expression, whereby in most cases, everything except the wh-expression is elided from the clause. Sluicing has been studied in detail in recent years and is therefore a relatively well understood type of ellipsis. Sluicing occurs in most languages.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sluicing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sluicing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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