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subsumptive

subsumptive adjective: relating to, or containing, a subsumption.

Adjective

subsumptive (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or containing, a subsumption.
  2. Antipassive (used in describing the grammar of Guarani).

Forms of subsumptive

alternative formsubsuntive

Origin of subsumptive

From sub- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).

Questions about subsumptive

What does subsumptive mean?
Subsumptive means relating to, or containing, a subsumption.
What part of speech is subsumptive?
Subsumptive is an adjective.

Words near subsumptive in the dictionary

  1. subsummations
  2. subsummit
  3. subsummits
  4. subsumption
  5. subsumptions
  6. subsumptive
  7. subsums
  8. subsun
  9. subsuns
  10. subsuntive
  11. subsuperficial

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