declarative

[ dih-klar-uh-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.

Origin of declarative

1
1530–40; <Latin dēclārātīvus explanatory, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration) + -īvus-ive
  • Also de·clar·a·to·ry [dih-klar-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /dɪˈklær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Other words from declarative

  • de·clar·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·de·clar·a·tive, adjective
  • non·de·clar·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·de·clar·a·to·ry, adjective
  • un·de·clar·a·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for declarative

declarative

/ (dɪˈklærətɪv) /


adjective
  1. making or having the nature of a declaration

Derived forms of declarative

  • declaratively, adverb

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