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participatory

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpətəɹi/US/pɑɹˈtɪs.ɪ.pəˌtoɹ.i/

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participatory adjective: relating to participation.

Adjective

participatory (comparative more participatory, superlative most participatory)

  1. Relating to participation.
    • participatory behavior
  2. Open to participation.

participatory meaning in Urdu

participatory in Urdu

شمولیتی, شرکتی

Examples of participatory in a sentence

  • Angara rely on a participatory mixed economy, applying elements of socialism, capitalism, and an informal barter system.
  • The most extreme example I can think of in art is, perhaps, “interactive fiction” or computerized, participatory “compunovels.”
  • Microcelebrity involves ways of relating to audiences that developed with earlier forms of participatory technology and have shifted with the introduction of new platforms.

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Forms of participatory

comparativemore participatory
superlativemost participatory

Origin of participatory

From participate + -ory.

Words formed from participatory

Phrases with participatory

Questions about participatory

What does participatory mean?
Participatory means relating to participation.
What is participatory in Urdu?
Participatory in Urdu is شمولیتی, شرکتی. See Participatory meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is participatory?
Participatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce participatory?
Participatory is pronounced /pɑːˈtɪsɪpətəɹi/ (UK).

Words near participatory in the dictionary

  1. participative
  2. participatively
  3. participator
  4. participatorily
  5. participators
  6. participatory
  7. participatory democracies
  8. participatory democracy
  9. participatory economics
  10. participatress
  11. participatresses

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