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From verb + -oid, introduced by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1937.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
verboid
Today it means: Any of various grammatical entities that resemble verbs in some way. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of various grammatical entities that resemble verbs in some way. Full definition →
From verb + -oid, introduced by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1937.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.