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applicative.

Having practical application; applicable.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈplɪkətɪv/
  1. Having practical application; applicable.

  2. Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.

  3. Involving the application of an operator on an operand.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English applicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English applicative From applicate + -ive.

noun/əˈplɪkətɪv/
  1. A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English applicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English applicative From applicate + -ive.

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