participial

[pahr-tuh-sip-ee-uhl]

par·ti·cip·i·al

[pahr-tuh-sip-ee-uhl] Grammar
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a participle.
2.
similar to or formed from a participle.
noun

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the symbol (#) used for various purposes.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin participiālis, equivalent to participi(um) participle + -ālis -al1

par·ti·cip·i·al·i·ty, noun
par·ti·cip·i·al·ly, adverb
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participle (ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl, pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl)
 
n
present participle See also past participle a nonfinite form of verbs, in English and other languages, used adjectivally and in the formation of certain compound tenses
 
[C14: via Old French from Latin participium, from particeps partaker, from parspart + capere to take]
 
participial
 
adj, —n
 
parti'cipially
 
adv

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