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constatives

constatives is the plural of constative.

Meaning of constative

Noun

constative (plural constatives)

  1. An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
    • The distinction between constatives and performatives is one of the distinctions that he starts questioning.2011, Phyllis Kaburise, Speech Act Theory and Communication: A Univen Study, page 77

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Questions about constatives

What is constatives the plural of?
Constatives is the plural of constative.

Words near constatives in the dictionary

  1. constating
  2. constation
  3. constative
  4. constatively
  5. constativeness
  6. constatives
  7. constativity
  8. constats
  9. constaunt
  10. constauntly
  11. constellary

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