thought-bearing

adjective

Having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.

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Meanings

adjectivethought-bearing (comparative more thought-bearing, superlative most thought-bearing)

comparative more thought-bearing · superlative most thought-bearing

  1. Having a semantic meaning, as opposed to a syntactic function.

    They too are vitally related to the thought-bearing function of language.

    1924, John Franklin Bobbitt, How to Make a Curriculum, page 245
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    Know which words in the phrase are the thought-bearing words. These are the important words, which help the audience to get the thought easily. They are generally the nouns and verbs, but not every noun and verb is stressed.

    1936, Lousene Rousseau, Mary E. Cramer, Effective Speech, First Course, page 245

Origin

From thought + bearing.

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thought-bearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought-bearing

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thought-bearing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought-bearing.

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