operative

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

operative (comparative more operative, superlative most operative)

  1. Effectual or important.
    He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
  2. Functional, in working order.

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Translations[edit]

effectual
functional

Noun[edit]

operative (plural operatives)

  1. An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
  2. A spy, secret agent, or detective.
  3. A participant of an operation.

Translations[edit]

employee with some particular function or skill
employee with some particular function or skill
participant of an operation

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Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

operative pl

  1. feminine form of operativo

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Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

operātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of operātīvus

Swedish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

operative

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of operativ.
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