INDICATIVES

Noun

indicatives

plural of indicative

Source: Wiktionary


INDICATIVE

In*dic"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]

1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. That truth id productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.

2. (Fine Arts)

Definition: Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc. Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived

In*dic"a*tive, n. (Gram.)

Definition: The indicative mood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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