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adjective
1.
(especially in Semitic languages) expressing a mild command.
noun
2.
a jussive form, mood, case, construction, or word.
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Jussive
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| a character or symbol (&) for and |
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| jussive (ˈdʒʌsɪv) | |
| —adj | |
| grammar another word for imperative | |
| [C19: from Latin jūssus ordered, from jubēre to command] | |
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jussive
"grammatical mode expressing command," 1846, from L. jussus, pp. of jubere "to bid, command."
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