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prolative
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English
Etymology
From Latin prōlātīvus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪtɪv
Adjective
prolative (comparative more prolative, superlative most prolative)
- (obsolete) uttered
- (grammar) extending or completing a predication
Noun
prolative (plural prolatives)
- (grammar) the prolative case
Translations
prolative case — see prolative case
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “prolative”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
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