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transitivity

noun

NAmE//ˌtrænsəˈtɪvət̮i//

, NAmE//ˌtrænzəˈtɪvət̮i//

[uncountable] (grammar)

the fact of whether a particular verb is transitive or intransitive These codes indicate the transitivity of the verb.

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