actant

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actant

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Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action + -ant

noun actants

  1. That which acts; a source of action or activity.
  2. Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.

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noun any of the participants in a grammatical clause

Españolactante
中文行動元 /行动元 xíngdòngyuán
Portuguêsactante
Françaisactant
Italianoattante
Tiếng Việtdiễn tố

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"actant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/actant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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actant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/actant

Chicago

"actant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/actant.

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@misc{actant_2026,
  title = {actant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/actant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}