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participle (iou)



participle noun. LME.
[Old French, by-form of participe from Latin participium, from particeps (see PARTICIPATE), after Greek metokhe, from metekhein partake. For the intrusive l cf. principle, treacle.]
A person, animal, or thing that partakes of the nature of two or more different classes. LME-L17.
Grammar. A non-finite part of a verb used with an auxiliary verb in expressing tense and voice, as in English (has) gone, (had been) kicked, (will be) working, and which may be used adjectivally (cf. participial adjective s.v. PARTICIPIAL adjective). LME.
past participle, present participle, etc. DANGLING participle. fused participle: see FUSE verb1 2. suspended participle: see SUSPENDED ppl adjective.