Reportative

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A grammatical construct used in some languages when reporting something learned from somebody else.

    "The child's progress in the modification stage can be characterized as an advancement from the use of performatives to the use of reportatives."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to such a construct. not-comparable

Synonyms

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reportivereportive

Example

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"The child's progress in the modification stage can be characterized as an advancement from the use of performatives to the use of reportatives."

Etymology

From report + -ative.

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