Meanings
noundeep structure (plural deep structures)
plural deep structures
- human sciencesThe underlying syntactic and semantic representation of a sentence.
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APA
deep structure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20structure
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“deep structure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20structure. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep structure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20structure.
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