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de-volitive

de-volitive adjective: being derived from a volitive form, from a word or morph expressing a wish (usually in relation to future markers or auxiliaries).

Adjective

de-volitive (not comparable)

  1. Being derived from a volitive form, from a word or morph expressing a wish (usually in relation to future markers or auxiliaries).

Origin of de-volitive

From de- + volitive.

Questions about de-volitive

What does de-volitive mean?
De-volitive means being derived from a volitive form, from a word or morph expressing a wish (usually in relation to future markers or auxiliaries).
What part of speech is de-volitive?
De-volitive is an adjective.

Words near de-volitive in the dictionary

  1. de-toxified
  2. de-toxifies
  3. de-toxify
  4. de-toxifying
  5. de-Trumpification
  6. de-volitive
  7. de-Zionification
  8. de-zombification
  9. DEA
  10. dea ex machina
  11. Dea Nutrix

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