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1. ac(c)ūsatīf adj. & n.
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accusatif
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2. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.
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active
11 quotations in 4 senses
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A person who is active in a cause.
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3. adjectī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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adjective
10 quotations in 1 sense
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Gram. (a) Adjectival; noun adjectif, an adjective; verb adjectif, a verbal noun or adjective; (b) as noun: adjective.
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4. antecēdent adj. & n.
19 quotations in 3 senses
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Logic & ethics A prior assumption or principle, a premise; antecedent trouth; antecedent ded, a preceding act as causing a later act.
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5. comparatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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comparative
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Gram. Comparative (degree); (b) second (degree of a fever); (c) without comparatif, without any superior, without equal.
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6. dātī̆f, ī̆ve adj. & n.
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ive
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Gram. Dative (case), the dative; (b) disposed to give, generous [with play on sense (a)]; (c) of an officer: appointed (i.e. not elected).
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7. demonstrātīf adj. & n.
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(a) Characterized by logical reasoning, logical; proceding from true premises, demonstrable, certain; -- as noun, personified; demonstratif conning, the science of logic; also, knowledge based on……
8. dī̆minūtī̆f adj. & n.
5 quotations in 2 senses
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Gram. A derivative word denoting a small kind of the primitive, a diminutive; also noun diminutif.
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12. masculīn(e adj. & n.
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masculine
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of sex: male; masculin gendre, male sex; of the male class or kind; as noun: a male; also, the male portion of a congregation; (b) of things thought to possess male functions or qualities: male……
14. nōminātī̆f adj. & n.
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