______ is not the narrowing of word-meaning.
A: Some phrases are shortened and only one element of the original is left to retain the meaning of the whole.
B: Material nouns are used to refer to objects made of them
C: A word of abstract meaning is used as a concrete meaning
D: A common word is turned into a specific word
A: Some phrases are shortened and only one element of the original is left to retain the meaning of the whole.
B: Material nouns are used to refer to objects made of them
C: A word of abstract meaning is used as a concrete meaning
D: A common word is turned into a specific word
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- (<br/>)<br/>When a phrase is shortened to one word which maintains the meaning<br/>of the whole, e.g. GOLD is used for GOLD METAL, the meaning of that<br/>word changes.
- If a word or phrase is used in its exact or original meaning without any additional meaning, then we can say we only use __________ of it. A: figurative meaning B: literary meaning C: connotative meaning D: denotative meaning
- The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of ________.( ) A: widening of meaning B: narrowing of meaning C: meaning elevation D: meaning degradation
- The process of word formation by shifting the word class to change the meaning of a word is called ______. A: broadening B: meaning shift C: conversion D: narrowing
- What is the original meaning of the word “Drone”?