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deliberatives

deliberatives is the plural of deliberative.

Meaning of deliberative

Noun

deliberative (plural deliberatives)

  1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
    • A conclusion in a deliberative1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...
  2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.

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Questions about deliberatives

What is deliberatives the plural of?
Deliberatives is the plural of deliberative.

Words near deliberatives in the dictionary

  1. deliberative
  2. deliberative bodies
  3. deliberative body
  4. deliberatively
  5. deliberativeness
  6. deliberatives
  7. deliberator
  8. deliberators
  9. delibers
  10. delibidinisation
  11. delibidinise

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