privative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin privativus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
privative (comparative more privative, superlative most privative)
- causing privation; depriving
- consisting in the absence of something; negative
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- Privative blessings, blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty, and integrity.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- (grammar) indicating the absence of something
Translations[edit]
indicating the absence of something
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Noun[edit]
privative (plural privatives)
- something that causes privation or indicates an absence
References[edit]
- ^ “privative”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pʁi.va.tiv/
- Homophone: privatives
Adjective[edit]
privative
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
privative
Anagrams[edit]
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