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Continuative

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to continuation.
  2. 2
    Durative.
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that causes a continuation.
  2. 2
    an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences wordnet
  3. 3
    A durative.

    "But it would be absurd to say, "Franklin was a philosopher because Henry was an orator." And is a copulative ; because, a continuative."

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, continue + -ative.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, continue + -ative.

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