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Word: Desiderative
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 16th century: from late Latin desiderativus, from Latin desiderat- ‘desired’, from the verb desiderare (see desiderate)
dɪˈzɪd(ə)rətɪv
dɪˈsɪd(ə)rətɪv
(in Latin and other inflected languages) denoting a verb formed from another and expressing a desire to do the act denoted by the root verb (such as Latin esurire ‘want to eat’, from edere ‘eat’).
Short Definition:(in Latin and other inflected languages) denoting verb formed from another and expressing desire to do act denoted by root verb
Word: Desiderative
Speech Type: Noun
dɪˈzɪd(ə)rətɪv
dɪˈsɪd(ə)rətɪv
a desiderative verb.
Short Definition:desiderative verb
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