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Presentive
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination. not-comparable
"How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost presentive power in the last three centuries."
- 2 Introducing or asserting the existence or occurrence of something in the present. not-comparable
Noun
- 1 A grammatical construct that introduces or asserts the existence or occurrence of something in the present.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From present + -ive.
Etymology 2
From present + -ive.
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