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syntactic category

type of syntactic role played by a word or phrase, largely corresponding to traditional parts of speech
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Summary

syntactic category is a metaclass[1]. It draws 426 Wikipedia views per month (metaclass category, ranking #54 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: type[3]
  • Determination method or standard: head[4]
  • Partially coincident with: part of speech[5]
  • Studied by: syntax[6]
  • Is metaclass for: word or phrase[7], word[8], phrase[9]

Why It Matters

syntactic category is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 5251, 1506
    Instance of → metaclass
    Is metaclass for → word or phrase, word, phrase
    Sitelink count → 4
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 1506, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7327133|syntacticCategory (#7327133)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
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