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privatives

privatives is the plural of privative.

Meaning of privative

Noun

privative (plural privatives)

  1. something that causes privation or indicates an absence

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Phrases with privatives

Questions about privatives

What is privatives the plural of?
Privatives is the plural of privative.

Words near privatives in the dictionary

  1. privative as
  2. privative case
  3. privative cases
  4. privatively
  5. privativeness
  6. privatives
  7. privatizable
  8. privatization
  9. privatizations
  10. privatize
  11. privatized

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