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illative
[ il-uh-tiv, ih-ley-tiv ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or expressing illation; inferential:
an illative word such as “therefore.”
- Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place into or toward which.
noun
- Grammar. the illative case.
illative
/ ɪˈleɪtɪv /
adjective
- of or relating to illation; inferential
- grammar denoting a word or morpheme used to signal inference, for example so or therefore
- See elative(in the grammar of Finnish and other languages) denoting a case of nouns expressing a relation of motion or direction, usually translated by the English prepositions into or towards Compare elative
noun
- grammar
- the illative case
- an illative word or speech element
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Derived Forms
- ilˈlatively, adverb
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Other Words From
- illa·tive·ly adverb
- non·illa·tive adjective
- non·illa·tive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of illative1
C16: from Late Latin illātīvus inferring, concluding
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Example Sentences
The repetition of the injunction "be not careful" again with the illative "therefore" is quite in the spirit of E.
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