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cohortative

[ koh-hawr-tuh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. Grammar. (of a verbal mood or form) expressing encouragement or exhortation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cohortative1

1850–55; < Latin cohortāt ( us ) (past participle of cohortāre to urge; cohort ) + -ive

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