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Word: Gerundive
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘gerund’): from late Latin gerundivus (modus) ‘gerundive (mood)’, from gerundium (see gerund)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒəˈrʌndɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a form of a Latin verb, ending in -ndus (declinable) and functioning as an adjective meaning ‘that should or must be done’.
Short Definition:form of Latin verb, ending in -ndus declinable and functioning as adjective meaning 'that should or must be done'
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