volitive
Use Volitive in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by volition.
2.
Grammar. expressing a wish or permission: a volitive construction.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or emanating from the will |
| 2. | grammar another word for desiderative |
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Volitive
is always a great word to know.
So is tilde. Does it mean:
| a character or symbol (&) for and |
| a symbol (∼) indicating equivalency or similarity between two values. |
Example sentences
It is the synthesis that best characterizes the activity within the volitive realm of acculturation.
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