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notative

notative adjective: of or relating to notation.

Adjective

notative (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to notation.
    • In this way, fiction's a bit like a notative system in ballet, where there are instructions to tell a dancer where to step, etcetera.1998, Bonnie Lyons, Bill Oliver, Passion and Craft: Conversations with Notable Writers, page 14
    • The reversed view on the relation between connotation and notations starts with a connotative frame instead of a notative center, and it proceeds “down” or “inwards.”2010, Marc-Oliver Schuster, H.C. Artmann's Structuralist Imagination, page 270

Origin of notative

From Latin notātus + English -ive.

Questions about notative

What does notative mean?
Notative means of or relating to notation.
What part of speech is notative?
Notative is an adjective.

Words near notative in the dictionary

  1. notation
  2. notational
  3. notationally
  4. notationless
  5. notations
  6. notative
  7. notator
  8. notators
  9. notaular
  10. notauli
  11. notaulices

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