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aspectual

/ˌæˈspɛktjʊəl/

aspectual adjective: of or pertaining to an aspect.

Adjective

aspectual (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an aspect.
  2. Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
    • Perfective have and progressive be are together known as Aspectual Auxiliaries, since they mark Aspect (viz. whether an action is in progress or has been completed).1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 152

Origin of aspectual

From New Latin aspectuālis, from aspectus + -ālis.

Words formed from aspectual

Questions about aspectual

What does aspectual mean?
Aspectual means of or pertaining to an aspect.
What part of speech is aspectual?
Aspectual is an adjective.
How do you pronounce aspectual?
Aspectual is pronounced /ˌæˈspɛktjʊəl/.

Words near aspectual in the dictionary

  1. aspectless
  2. aspectlessness
  3. aspectological
  4. aspectology
  5. aspects
  6. aspectual
  7. aspectual pair
  8. aspectualize
  9. aspectualized
  10. aspectualizer
  11. aspectualizers

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