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retained object

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An object in a passive construction that is identical to the object in the corresponding active construction, as story in Susan was told the story by John.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an object in a passive construction

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