ostensive
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French ostensif and its etymon Late Latin ostēnsīvus.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɒsˈtɛnsɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]ostensive (comparative more ostensive, superlative most ostensive)
- Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible
- Clearly demonstrative.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “ostensive, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
French
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ostensive
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ostensive
- inflection of ostensiv:
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ostensive
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ostēnsīve
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