Asseverative
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A linguistic structure that serves to emphasize the certainty or truth of a statement.
Adjective
- 1 Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
- 2 Serving to emphasize the certainty or truth of a statement.
"Further, it is strongly possible that the emphatic or asseverative lamed is etymologically distinct from the preposition, though the Masoretes do not distinguish the two."
Example
More examples"Further, it is strongly possible that the emphatic or asseverative lamed is etymologically distinct from the preposition, though the Masoretes do not distinguish the two."
Etymology
From asseverate + -ive.
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