Verba

from latin

Verified
Standard
noun
Abstract Concept
From latin

Definition

Word describing a process, action, or state

Etymology

Borrowed from the Latin 'verbum', literally meaning 'word'. In linguistics, this term was adopted via Dutch 'verbum' or English 'verb' to refer specifically to the part of speech that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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