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illative.

Of, or relating to an illation.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪˈleɪtɪv/UK
  1. Of, or relating to an illation.

    not-comparable
    an illative consequence or proposition
    an illative conjunction, such as "for" or "therefore"
  2. Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

noun/ɪˈleɪtɪv/UK
  1. A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).

  2. An illation.

  3. The illative case, or a word in that case.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

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