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gerundive
ge·run·dive
[
jə rúndiv
]
(
plural
ge·run·dives
)
noun
Definition:
Latin adjective:
a Latin adjective ending in "-ndus," formed from a verb and meaning "that must or ought to be done"
[
15th century. < late Latin
gerundivus modus
"gerundive mood" <
gerundium
(see
gerund
)
]
ge·run·di·val
[
jèrrən dv'l
]
adjective
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