applicative

English

Etymology

From applicate.

Adjective

applicative (comparative more applicative, superlative most applicative)

1. Having practical application; applicable.
2. (computing) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.

Translations

having practical application

• French: applicatif (fr)
• Italian: applicativo (it)
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• Portuguese: aplicativo (pt)

Noun

applicative (plural applicatives)

1. (grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
   • 2010, Kaoru Kiyosawa, ‎Donna Gerdts, Salish Applicatives (page 370)

     It remains a puzzle why some languages allow multiple applicatives while others prohibit them. In Salish, examples of multiple applicatives are attested in Columbian, Lushootseed, Tillamook, and the three Northern Interior languages.

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French

Adjective

applicative

1. feminine singular of applicatif

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Italian

Adjective

applicative

1. feminine plural of applicativo

Anagrams

• applicatevi