Definition: In linguistics, "pairedness" refers to a grammatical relationship between two or more words or phrases in a sentence that indicates the position of the other word(s) within the phrase. It is often used to indicate the order of items in a list or sequence. For example: ``` I have bought some apples and oranges. ``` In this sentence, "some" is paired with "oranges" because they are both listed before "apples." This type of relationship helps clarify
what should be said.