Panini's law

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the ancient Sanskrit grammarian Pāṇini.

Proper noun[edit]

Panini's law

  1. (linguistics) One of the basic principles describing the position of words and phrases in a sentence, stating that a shorter phrase will precede a longer phrase where possible.