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Word: Adversative
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French adversatif, -ive or late Latin adversativus, from Latin adversari ‘oppose’, from adversus (see adverse)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ədˈvəːsətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a word or phrase) expressing opposition or antithesis.
Short Definition:(of word or phrase) expressing opposition or antithesis
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