polarity item

noun

A lexical item that can appear only in environments associated with a particular grammatical polarity.

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Meanings

nounpolarity item (plural polarity items)

plural polarity items

  1. human sciencesA lexical item that can appear only in environments associated with a particular grammatical polarity.
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polarity item. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polarity%20item

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“polarity item.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polarity%20item. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polarity item,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polarity%20item.

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