Expletive

Meaning

Adj

●

Serving to

,

for effect, otherwise redundant.

●

Marked by

(phrase-fillers).

Noun

●

A

,

,

a

or

oath.

●

In Linguistics:

A

without

to

a

position.

●

In Linguistics:

A

that

to the

of a

without

its meaning.

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Origin

expletive

English

expletivus

Latin

expletus

Latin

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