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1. abstractī̆f adj.

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Gram. Of nouns: abstract (as opposed to concrete).

2. ac(c)ūsatīf adj. & n.

Additional spellings: accusatif
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(a) Accusing, self-accusing [note the play on the word cas in GRom.]; (b) gram. accustif (cas).

3. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.

Additional spellings: active
32 quotations in 4 senses
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Of human actions: done (as opposed to suffered), voluntary; actif cursing, self-excommunication.

4. adjectī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: adjective
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Gram. (a) Adjectival; noun adjectif, an adjective; verb adjectif, a verbal noun or adjective; (b) as noun: adjective.

5. adversatī̆f adj.

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Gram. Of a conjunction: adversative.

6. commū̆n(e adj.

Additional spellings: commune
239 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) Owned or used jointly, shared; haven commun, own (sth.) jointly; commun to (til), shared by; (b) of characteristics, destiny, etc.: common (to all, etc.); haven commun with, have (sth.) in common…

7. comparatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: comparative
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(a) Gram. Comparative (degree); (b) second (degree of a fever); (c) without comparatif, without any superior, without equal.

8. conjunctī̆f adj.

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(a) Gram. Subjunctive (mode); (b) producing cohesion, solidifying.

9. dātī̆f, ī̆ve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: ive
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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).

10. 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…

11. dēpōnent adj.

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Gram. Of Latin verbs: deponent.

12. dī̆minūtī̆f adj. & n.

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Gram. A derivative word denoting a small kind of the primitive, a diminutive; also noun diminutif.

13. disjunctīf adj.

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Gram. conjunccion disjunctif, a construction in which two singular subjects are said to be construed separately or disjunctively with a singular verb.

14. distribūtī̆f adj.

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(a) Spending or contributing freely; (b) gram. distributive or individualizing; --?also as noun.

15. dubie adj. & n.

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Gram. Of uncertain gender; as noun: the classification including certain nouns of doubtful gender.

16. feminīn(e adj. & n.

Additional spellings: feminine
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(a) Of sex: female; sex feminin; as noun: a female being, a woman; (b) fig. feminin fader, Father-Creator.

17. frequentatif adj.

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Gram. frequentative; verbe frequentatif.

18. fūtūr(e adj.

Additional spellings: future
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(a) Later than a specified time; esp., later than the present, future; futur time, futur temps; (b) gram. referring to the future; futur tens.

19. ǧenetī̆f adj. & n.

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(a) Gram. The genitive case; genetif case; (b) with punning reference to 'procreation' or 'genealogy'.

20. imparfit adj.

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(a) Sinful, immoral; (b) of clergy, monks, etc., and their life: not engaged in, or not fully conducive to, the serious quest for spiritual perfection [difficult to distinguish from (a)]; (c) not…