conative
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conative (ˈkɒnətɪv, ˈkəʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | grammar denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the effort of the agent in performing the activity described by the verb |
| 2. | of or relating to conation |
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Conative
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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In terms of the cognitive and conative processes that occur in the brain, the above quote is absolutely the case.
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