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Word: Optative
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from French optatif, -ive, from late Latin optativus, from optat- ‘chosen’, from the verb optare (see opt)
ˈɒptətɪv
ɒpˈteɪtɪv
relating to or denoting a mood of verbs in Greek and certain other languages, expressing a wish, equivalent in meaning to English let's or if only.
Short Definition:of mood of verbs in Greek and certain other languages
Word: Optative
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɒptətɪv
ɒpˈteɪtɪv
a verb in the optative mood.
Short Definition:verb in optative mood
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