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abdicative en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɪv/ (US)
• /ˈæb.dəˌkə.tɪv/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -dicōbf. Latin dicō Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English abdicative From abdicate + -ive.

Meanings

1. (rare) Causing, or implying, abdication.

Forms

Translations (4)

la abdicativus ((rare) causing, or implying, abdication) · pt abdicativo ((rare) causing, or implying, abdication) · de abdikativ ((rare) causing, or implying, abdication) · fr abdicatif ((rare) causing, or implying, abdication)

abdicative en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Latin abdicativus.

Meanings

1. A reasoning from the negative
   • The fourth mood is that which brings together directly a particular abdicative from a particular dedicative and a universal abdicative, e.g., Some just thing is honourable, no honourable thing is base, therefore some just thing is not base. 1987, David Londey, The Logic of Apuleius:

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