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continuatives

continuatives is the plural of continuative.

Meaning of continuative

Noun

continuative (plural continuatives)

  1. Something that causes a continuation.
  2. A durative.
    • But it would be absurd to say, "Franklin was a philosopher because Henry was an orator." And is a copulative ; because, a continuative.1855, William Chauncey Fowler, English Grammar

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Questions about continuatives

What is continuatives the plural of?
Continuatives is the plural of continuative.

Words near continuatives in the dictionary

  1. continuationists
  2. continuations
  3. continuative
  4. continuatively
  5. continuativeness
  6. continuatives
  7. continuator
  8. continuators
  9. continuaunce
  10. continuaunces
  11. continue

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