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declaratives

declaratives is the plural of declarative.

Meaning of declarative

Noun

declarative (plural declaratives)

  1. Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
    • A love declarative for my Sara. I love you like a soft symphony; a melody written in heart and pulse. I love you like a rock; a moments' fusing in perfect quiet. I love you like […]1986 August 16, “I Love You, Sara K. (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 5, page 13
    Synonyms:
    declaration
  2. (Ithkuil linguistics) Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

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Questions about declaratives

What is declaratives the plural of?
Declaratives is the plural of declarative.

Words near declaratives in the dictionary

  1. declarative memories
  2. declarative memory
  3. declarative programming
  4. declaratively
  5. declarativeness
  6. declaratives
  7. declarativity
  8. declarator
  9. declaratorily
  10. declarators
  11. declaratory

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