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participial

/ˌpɑː(ɹ)tɪˈsɪpi.əl/

participial adjective: of, relating to, or being a participle.

Adjective

participial (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or being a participle.

Noun

participial (plural participials)

  1. (dated) A non-finite verb.
    • § 280. A Participial is a derived form of the verb used not for asserting but for expressing either, —
      1. An object of thought; or,
      2. A modification of such an object.
      Participials, accordingly, are either, —
      1. Noun-participials; as, "To think is to act;" "Their sending the messacre was the cause...1867, Henry Noble Day, The art of English composition, page 151
    • […] the verb has two forms, which […] are called Participials, namely, (a) The Infinitv […] (b) The Participle […] .1870, Raphael Kühner (original author), Samuel H. Taylor (English translator), An Elementary Grammar of the Greek Language, 20th ed., p. 75
  2. A participial word.
    Synonyms:
    participle

participial meaning in Bengali and Tagalog

participial in Bengali

ব্যাকরণে কৃদন্ত, পার্টিসিপল সংক্রান্ত

participial in Tagalog

of or relating to a participle
makadiwari

Synonyms of participial

Forms of participial

pluralparticipials

Origin of participial

From Latin participiālis, from participium (“participle”).

Words formed from participial

Phrases with participial

Questions about participial

What does participial mean?
Participial means of, relating to, or being a participle.
What is participial in Bengali?
Participial in Bengali is ব্যাকরণে কৃদন্ত, পার্টিসিপল সংক্রান্ত. See Participial meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is participial?
Participial can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce participial?
Participial is pronounced /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tɪˈsɪpi.əl/.

Words near participial in the dictionary

  1. participatory democracies
  2. participatory democracy
  3. participatory economics
  4. participatress
  5. participatresses
  6. participial
  7. participial adjective
  8. participial adjectives
  9. participial phrase
  10. participial phrases
  11. participiality

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