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translative

/tɹænzˈleɪtɪv/ · adj

Meaning

  1. Of, or relating to the movement of a person or thing from one place to another.
  2. Of, or relating to the translation of language.
  3. Of, or relating to the translative case.
  4. In the form of a trope; figurative.
  5. The translative case.
  6. A word in the translative case.

Etymology / origin

From Latin translativus (“that is to be transferred”). Compare French translatif.

  1. translatif(French)→
  2. translativus(Latin)→
  3. translative (English)
  4. Relations: uder, cog

Related words

translativus(Latin)translatif(French)

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