TRANSLATIVES

Noun

translatives

plural of translative

Source: Wiktionary


TRANSLATIVE

Trans*lat"ive, a. Etym: [L. translativus that is to be transferred: cf. F. translatif.]

Definition: tropical; figurative; as, a translative sense. [R.] Puttenham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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