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approximatives

approximatives is the plural of approximative.

Meaning of approximative

Noun

approximative (plural approximatives)

  1. A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
    • In Example 6, we can see speakers using the vague approximatives 'two or three' and 'one or two'.2007, J. Cutting, Vague Language Explored, page 190

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Questions about approximatives

What is approximatives the plural of?
Approximatives is the plural of approximative.

Words near approximatives in the dictionary

  1. approximation theory
  2. approximations
  3. approximative
  4. approximatively
  5. approximativeness
  6. approximatives
  7. approximator
  8. approximators
  9. approximeeting
  10. approxly.
  11. apprx

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