indeterminate state

noun

A noun form occurring in Afroasiatic languages, when the noun does not bear a determiner – where it would use the determinate state –, nor governs a noun – where it would use the construct state.

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status indeterminatus
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Meanings

nounindeterminate state (plural indeterminate states)

plural indeterminate states

  1. grammarA noun form occurring in Afroasiatic languages, when the noun does not bear a determiner – where it would use the determinate state –, nor governs a noun – where it would use the construct state.

    Synonyms: status indeterminatus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA noun form occurring in Afroasiatic languages, when the noun does not bear a determiner – where it would use the determinate state –, nor governs a noun – where it would use the construct state.

Similar
status indeterminatus
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APA

indeterminate state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterminate%20state

MLA

“indeterminate state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterminate%20state. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indeterminate state,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indeterminate%20state.

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