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nuncupative

Syllables: nun·cu·pa·tiveUK/ˈnʌŋkjʊˌpeɪtɪv/

nuncupative adjective: oral; not written.

Adjective

nuncupative (not comparable)

  1. Oral; not written.
    • a nuncupative will, i.e. one made by word of mouth only, and depending on oral testimony for proof
    Synonyms:
    nuncupatory
  2. (obsolete) Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
  3. (obsolete) Nominal; existing only in name.

nuncupative meaning in Urdu and Bengali

nuncupative in Urdu

نامزدہ, زبانی

nuncupative in Bengali

মৌখিক, প্রকাশ্যে, গম্ভীরভাবে ঘোষণামূলক, নামমাত্র

Synonyms of nuncupative

Origin of nuncupative

From Middle English nuncupatif, nuncupatife, from Middle French nuncupatif and its etymon Latin nuncupātīvus (“nominal”).

Words formed from nuncupative

Questions about nuncupative

What does nuncupative mean?
Nuncupative means oral; not written.
What is nuncupative in Urdu?
Nuncupative in Urdu is نامزدہ, زبانی. See Nuncupative meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is nuncupative?
Nuncupative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce nuncupative?
Nuncupative is pronounced /ˈnʌŋkjʊˌpeɪtɪv/ (UK).

Words near nuncupative in the dictionary

  1. nuncupated
  2. nuncupates
  3. nuncupating
  4. nuncupation
  5. nuncupations
  6. nuncupative
  7. nuncupative will
  8. nuncupatively
  9. nuncupatory
  10. Nunda
  11. Nunderi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nuncupative (page history and authors); nuncupative (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nuncupative (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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