empty word

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empty word

noun empty words

A word or morpheme containing no lexical meaning and instead functions as a grammatical link or marker.

noun empty words

singular singular of empty words

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@misc{empty_word_2026,
  title = {empty word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empty%20word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}