dummy it
dummy it · dummy its
The pronoun "it" used without any referent, serving only to satisfy rules of syntaxThe pronoun "it" used without any referent, serving only to satisfy rules of syntax.
Meaning
1 sensesThe pronoun "it" used without any referent, serving only to satisfy rules of syntax.
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