c-commanding

A form of c-command — The relationship between a node in a parse tree and its sibling nodes (usually meaning the children of the first branching node that dominates the node) and all the sibling nodes' children.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of c-command
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c-commanding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/c-commanding

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