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illative

/ɪˈleɪtɪv/

illative adjective: of, or relating to an illation.

Adjective

illative (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to an illation.
    • an illative consequence or proposition
    • an illative conjunction, such as "for" or "therefore"
  2. Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

Noun

illative (plural illatives)

  1. A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).
  2. An illation.
  3. The illative case, or a word in that case.

Forms of illative

pluralillatives

Origin of illative

From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

Words formed from illative

Phrases with illative

Words that rhyme with illative

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Questions about illative

What does illative mean?
Illative means of, or relating to an illation.
What part of speech is illative?
Illative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce illative?
Illative is pronounced /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ (UK).

Words near illative in the dictionary

  1. illaqueations
  2. Illarionov
  3. Illarionova
  4. illation
  5. illations
  6. illative
  7. illative case
  8. illative cases
  9. illatively
  10. illatives
  11. illaudable

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