deep structure
noun
: a formal representation of the underlying semantic content of a sentence
also
: the structure which such a representation specifies
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The hill is located on the property of Morning Fresh Dairy Farm, and customers have been stopping into the Howling Cow Cafe, the farm’s onsite coffee shop, seeking answers about the 8-foot tall, 4-foot wide, 8-inch deep structure, The Denver Post reported.
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2024
This comes in handy during the colder months when fish are grouped up around a piece of deep structure or in a wintering hole.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
What are the deep structure patterns that recreate your reoccurring problem?
—Jay Steven Levin, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
The other surprising pattern, at last to me, is the deep structure of the Italian population.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2012
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2024
This comes in handy during the colder months when fish are grouped up around a piece of deep structure or in a wintering hole.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
What are the deep structure patterns that recreate your reoccurring problem?
—Jay Steven Levin, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
The other surprising pattern, at last to me, is the deep structure of the Italian population.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2012
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“Deep structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20structure. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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