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ə adjective
serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin dēclārātīvus explanatory, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration) + -īvus -ive
1530–40; < Latin dēclārātīvus explanatory, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration) + -īvus -ive
Related forms
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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declarative (dɪˈklærətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| making or having the nature of a declaration | |
| de'claratively | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
declarative
1530s, from Fr. déclaratif, from L. declarativus, from pp. stem of declarare (see declare).
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