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| il·la·tive [ íllətiv, i láytiv ] |
adjective |
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1. inferential: relating to or involving the drawing of inferences
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formal
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2. linguistics stating inference: describes a word or phrase such as "thus," "therefore," or "as a result" that marks or introduces an inference
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3. linguistics of case of Finnish noun: describes a case of nouns in Finnish and some other languages that indicates motion toward something. It is usually translated into English using the prepositions "into" or "toward."
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noun (plural il·la·tives) |
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1. something that states inference: a word, phrase, or morpheme that marks or introduces an inference
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2. case of Finnish noun: the illative grammatical case in Finnish and some other languages
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin illativus< illat-, past participle of inferre (see infer)] |
