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diversative

diversative adjective: of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs "here and there", among an unspecified group of targets or locations.

Adjective

diversative (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs "here and there", among an unspecified group of targets or locations.

Origin of diversative

From diverse + -ative?

Questions about diversative

What does diversative mean?
Diversative means of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs "here and there", among an unspecified group of targets or locations.
What part of speech is diversative?
Diversative is an adjective.

Words near diversative in the dictionary

  1. divergons
  2. diverless
  3. divers
  4. diversant
  5. diversants
  6. diversative
  7. diverse
  8. diversed
  9. diversely
  10. diverseness
  11. diversenesses

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