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antipassive

antipassive adjective: relating to the antipassive voice.

Adjective

antipassive (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the antipassive voice.

Noun

antipassive (plural antipassives)

  1. The antipassive voice

Forms of antipassive

pluralantipassives

Origin of antipassive

From anti- + passive.

Phrases with antipassive

Questions about antipassive

What does antipassive mean?
Antipassive means relating to the antipassive voice.
What part of speech is antipassive?
Antipassive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antipassive in the dictionary

  1. antiparty
  2. antipartyism
  3. Antipas
  4. Antipascha
  5. antipassback
  6. antipassive
  7. antipassive voice
  8. antipassives
  9. antipassivisation
  10. antipassivisations
  11. antipassivise

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