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effectives

effectives is the plural of effective.

Meaning of effective

Noun

effective (plural effectives)

  1. a soldier fit for duty
    • The Army of the West reached Corinth sometime after the battle of Shiloh. We were 15,000 effectives, and brought Beauregard's effective force up to 45,000 men.1876, Dabney Herndon Maury; Southern Historical Society Papers: Volume 2, Number 4, Recollections of the Elkhorn Campaign

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Questions about effectives

What is effectives the plural of?
Effectives is the plural of effective.

Words near effectives in the dictionary

  1. effective stack sizes
  2. effectiveley
  3. effectively
  4. effectiveness
  5. effectivenesses
  6. effectives
  7. effectivities
  8. effectivity
  9. effectivization
  10. effectivize
  11. effectivized

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