matrix sentence
noun
Linguistics.
a sentence in which another sentence is embedded: In The man who called is waiting, The man is waiting is a matrix sentence.
Origin of matrix sentence
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby matrix sentence
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matrix bar code,
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matrix mechanics,
matrix printer,
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matrixing,
matro-,
matroclinous,
matrocliny