T-unit

noun

The shortest grammatically allowable sentence into which a piece of writing can be split.

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Meanings

nounT-unit (plural T-units)

plural T-units

  1. human sciencesThe shortest grammatically allowable sentence into which a piece of writing can be split.

Origin

Coined by Kellogg Hunt in 1965.

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APA

T-unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-unit

MLA

“T-unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-unit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “T-unit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-unit.

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