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assertives

assertives is the plural of assertive.

Meaning of assertive

Noun

assertive (plural assertives)

  1. An assertion.
    • Proportionative assertives occur in styles of all kinds, from the least formal to the most formal. Satisfactory declarative equivalents do not exist.1971, Ralph B. Long, Dorothy R. Long, The System of English Grammar (page 113)

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Questions about assertives

What is assertives the plural of?
Assertives is the plural of assertive.

Words near assertives in the dictionary

  1. assertions
  2. assertive
  3. assertively
  4. assertiveness
  5. assertivenesses
  6. assertives
  7. assertment
  8. assertments
  9. assertor
  10. assertorial
  11. assertorially

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