defectives (0 synonym found)

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Definition of defectives:

(adj) : Having one or more defects.
(n) : A person or thing considered to be defective.
(adj) : (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(adj) : (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(adj) : (orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
(adj) : (chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
Definition of defectives:

(adj) : Having one or more defects.
(n) : A person or thing considered to be defective.
(adj) : (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(adj) : (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(adj) : (orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
(adj) : (chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
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