approximative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
approximate + -ive
Adjective[edit]
approximative (comparative more approximative, superlative most approximative)
- Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of, relating to, or being an approximation
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Noun[edit]
approximative (plural approximatives)
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
- 2007, J. Cutting, Vague Language Explored, page 190:
- In Example 6, we can see speakers using the vague approximatives 'two or three' and 'one or two'.
French[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
approximative
German[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
approximative
- inflection of approximativ: