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In Tesnière's (1959) terminology, a '''circumstant''' is an optional [[modifier]] of the [[clause]] (expressing [[circumstantial relation]]s), as opposed to the [[actant]]s, the constituents required by the [[verb]].

===Synonyms===
*[[adjunct]]
*[[modifier]]

===Reference===
*Tesnière, Lucien. 1959. ''Éléments de syntaxe structurale.'' Paris: Klincksieck.

===other languages===
German [[Zirkumstant]]

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Linguipedia: New page: In Tesnière's (1959) terminology, a '''circumstant''' is an optional modifier of the clause (expressing circumstantial relations), as opposed to the actants, the constitu...