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trans⋅la⋅tive

  [trans-ley-tiv, tranz-, trans-ley-, tranz-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
2. of translation; serving to translate.
3. Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a change from one state into another.
–noun
4. the translative case.
Origin:
1580–90; < L trānslātīvus, equiv. to trānslāt(us) (see translate ) + -īvus -ive
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tran·sla·tive   (trān'slə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to the transfer or movement of a person or thing to another place.

  2. Relating to or used in the translation of a language.

  3. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating the state into which one passes in certain languages, as in Finnish (Tule) terveeksi! "(Get) well!"

n.   Linguistics

  1. The translative case.

  2. A word or form in the translative case.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: trans·la·tive
Pronunciation: tranz-'lA-tiv, trans-
Function: adjective
: constituting a transfer or conveyance translative of ownership>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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