selbri

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/sɛlbɹiː/

noun

A word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).

“A selbri together with its associated sumti (if any) forms a bridi (“sentence/predication”). A selbri without any sumti is called an observative bridi (“sentence/predication”).”

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Meanings

nounselbri (plural selbri)
  1. LojbangrammarA word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).

    A selbri together with its associated sumti (if any) forms a bridi (“sentence/predication”). A selbri without any sumti is called an observative bridi (“sentence/predication”).

Origin

From Lojban.

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APA

selbri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selbri

MLA

“selbri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selbri. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selbri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selbri.

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