aktionsart

Etymology

From German Aktionsart, from Aktion (“action”) + Art (“kind, sort”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

noun

  1. (grammar) A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; lexical aspect.
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aktionsart.

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