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Word: Demonstrative
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’ (see demonstrate)
dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv
(of a person) unrestrained in showing feelings, especially those of affection
Short Definition:showing feelings openly
Examples:- we were a very physically demonstrative family
serving as conclusive evidence of something
Short Definition:giving proof
Examples:- demonstrative evidence
(of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those).
Short Definition:indicating person or thing referred to
Word: Demonstrative
Speech Type: Noun
dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv
a demonstrative determiner or pronoun.
Short Definition:demonstrative determiner or pronoun
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