rankshift

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rank +‎ shift

Verb[edit]

rankshift (third-person singular simple present rankshifts, present participle rankshifting, simple past and past participle rankshifted)

  1. (linguistics) To use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one

Noun[edit]

rankshift (plural rankshifts)

  1. The action of rankshifting