Panini's law

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Etymology

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Named after the ancient Sanskrit grammarian Pāṇini.

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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.