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ignorative

ignorative adjective: applied to certain linguistic constructs that express indefiniteness or indicate that something is unknown.

Adjective

ignorative (not comparable)

  1. Applied to certain linguistic constructs that express indefiniteness or indicate that something is unknown.

Origin of ignorative

Introduced by linguist Anna Wierzbicka (born 1938). See ignorant, -ative.

Questions about ignorative

What does ignorative mean?
Ignorative means applied to certain linguistic constructs that express indefiniteness or indicate that something is unknown.
What part of speech is ignorative?
Ignorative is an adjective.

Words near ignorative in the dictionary

  1. ignoranus
  2. ignoranuses
  3. ignorati
  4. ignoratio elenchi
  5. ignoration
  6. ignorative
  7. ignoraunce
  8. ignoraunces
  9. ignoraunt
  10. ignorauntly
  11. ignore

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