unfrequentative
tə adjective
1.
noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
noun
2.
the frequentative aspect.
3.
a verb in the frequentative aspect, as wrestle from wrest.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to express repeated or habitual action |
| 2. | (in English) denoting a verb or an affix having meaning that involves repeated or habitual action, such as the verb wrestle, from wrest |
| —n | |
| 3. | a. a frequentative verb or affix |
| b. the frequentative aspect of verbs | |
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Unfrequentative
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