illative

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Etymology

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From Late Latin illātīvus (illative), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude), from in + ferō (bear, carry; suffer).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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illative (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to an illation.
    an illative consequence or proposition
    an illative conjunction, such as "for" or "therefore"
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  2. (grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

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Noun

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illative (plural illatives)

  1. (grammar) A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).
  2. An illation.
  3. (grammar) The illative case, or a word in that case.

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References

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  1. ^ Kinds of conjunctions – EnglishGrammar.org

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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illātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of illātīvus