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expective en · ADJ

Etymology

From expect + -ive.

Meanings

1. expectative
   • This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference 1895, The Hahnemannian Monthly:
2. A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.

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