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declarative.

Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/UK/dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/Canada, US[dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv]Canada, US/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/Australia
  1. Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.

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  2. Expressing truth.

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  3. That declares a construct.

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  4. A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming

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Where this word comes from

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

noun/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/UK/dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/Canada, US[dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv]Canada, US/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/Australia
  1. Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)

  2. Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

Where this word comes from

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

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