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promissives

promissives is the plural of promissive.

Meaning of promissive

Noun

promissive (plural promissives)

  1. A promissive mood, phrase, word, or inflection.
    • The promissive presumably belongs with informant subjects because we can assert a special kind of commitment concerning our own future actions; or, in a question, ask for this commitment from the addressee.2018, Simeon Floyd, Elisabeth Norcliffe, Lila San Roque, Egophoricity, page 427

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Questions about promissives

What is promissives the plural of?
Promissives is the plural of promissive.

Words near promissives in the dictionary

  1. promissee
  2. promissees
  3. promission
  4. promissionary
  5. promissive
  6. promissives
  7. promissor
  8. promissorily
  9. promissors
  10. promissory
  11. promissory note

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