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de⋅clar⋅a⋅tive

[di-klar-uh-tiv]
–adjective
serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
Also, de⋅clar⋅a⋅to⋅ry [di-klar-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] .


Origin:
1530–40; < L dēclārātīvus explanatory, equiv. to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration ) + -īvus -ive


de⋅clar⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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de·clar·a·tive   (dĭ-klâr'ə-tĭv, -klār'-)   
adj.  
  1. Serving to declare or state.

  2. Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to make a statement: a declarative sentence.

n.  A sentence or expression that makes a statement.
de·clar'a·tive·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·clar·a·tive
Pronunciation: di-'klar-&t-iv, -'kler-
Function: adjective
: being or comprising memory characterized bythe conscious recall of facts and events —compare PROCEDURAL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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