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con⋅tin⋅u⋅a⋅tive

  [kuhn-tin-yoo-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. tending or serving to continue; causing continuation or prolongation.
2. expressing continuance of thought.
3. Grammar. expressing a following event. In They arrested a suspect, who gave his name as John Doe, the second clause is continuative.
4. Grammar. (of a verbal form or aspect) expressing continuation.
–noun
5. something continuative.
6. Grammar. a continuative word or expression.
Origin:
1520–30; < LL continuātīvus connecting, copulative. See continuate, -ive

Related forms:
con⋅tin⋅u⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tin⋅u⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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con·tin·u·a·tive   (kən-tĭn'yōō-ā'tĭv, -ə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or serving to cause continuation.

  2. Linguistics Of or relating to the durative aspect or a durative verb or verb form.

n.  

  1. Something that expresses or causes continuation.

  2. Linguistics See durative.

con·tin'u·a'tive·ly adv.
du·ra·tive   (dŏŏr'ə-tĭv)   
adj.  Of, related to, or being the verbal aspect that expresses action continuing unbroken for a period of time.
n.   In both senses also called continuative.

  1. The durative aspect.

  2. A durative verb or verb form.

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