English Explanatory Dictionary

translative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.
noun
  1. The translative case.
  2. A word in the translative case.

Pronunciation

/tɹænzˈleɪtɪv/ /ˈtɹænzleɪtɪv/ /ˈtɹænzlətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-translative.wav

Word forms

translative more translative most translative translatives

Etymology

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

Synonyms

translational
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