Definitions for continuative
continuative
con·tin·u·a·tive
Spelling: [kuh n-tin-yoo-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv]
IPA: /kənˈtɪn yuˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv/
Continuative is a 12 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.
You can make 651 anagrams from letters in continuative (aceiinnottuv).
Definitions for continuative
adjective
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tending or serving to continue; causing continuation or prolongation.
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expressing continuance of thought.
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Grammar. expressing a following event. In They arrested a suspect, who gave his name as John Doe, the second clause is continuative.
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Grammar. (of a verbal form or aspect) expressing continuation.
noun
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something continuative.
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Grammar. a continuative word or expression.
Origin of continuative
First recorded in 1520-30, continuative is from the Late Latin word continuātīvus connecting, copulative. See continuate,