hypersentence
hypersentence · hypersentences
An implicit sentence containing an explicit sentenceAn implicit sentence containing an explicit sentence.
Meaning
1 sensesAn implicit sentence containing an explicit sentence.
The sentence “Hand me that” may be said to entail the hypersentence “I'm telling you to hand me that.”
Origin
From hyper- + sentence.From hyper- + sentence.
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Forms
plural: hypersentences| Singular | hypersentence |
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