binarity: Meaning and Definition of

bi•nar•i•ty

Pronunciation: (bī-nar'i-tē, -nâr'-), [key]
— n. Ling.
  1. a principle of analysis requiring that a linguistic system, as a phonological, case, or semantic system, be represented as a set of binary oppositions.
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