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  1. pseudopassive: Wiktionary
  2. Pseudopassive: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (pseudopassive)

noun:  (grammar) A construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about.
noun:  (grammar) A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled").
adjective:  (grammar) Of or related to the pseudopassive.
adjective:  Nearly passive; relatively passive.
adjective:  Resembling (something) passive.

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