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Noun: participle  'paa(r)-ti,si-pul [N. Amer], paa'ti-si-p(u)l [Brit]
  1. A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
    - participial

Derived forms: participles

Type of: verb

Encyclopedia: Participle

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participant role
participate
participating
participation
participation financing
participation loan
participative
participator
participatory
participial
participle
particle
particle accelerator
particle beam
particle board
particle detector
particle physics
parti-color
particolored
particolored buckeye
particoloured