durative

[door-uh-tiv, dyoor-]

dur·a·tive

[door-uh-tiv, dyoor-]
adjective Grammar.
noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.

Origin:
1885–90; durat(ion) + -ive
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durative (ˈdjʊərətɪv)
 
adj
1.  denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive
 
n
2.  a.  the durative aspect of a verb
 b.  a verb in this aspect

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