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Definition of plausive - 2 dictionary results

plau⋅sive

  [plaw-ziv, -siv]
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–adjective
1. applauding.
2. Obsolete. plausible.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L plaus(us) (ptp. of plaudere to applaud ) + -ive
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plau·sive   (plô'zĭv, -sĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Showing or expressing praise or approbation; applauding.

  2. Obsolete Plausible.


[From Latin plaudere, plaus-, to applaud.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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