aspectual

[ a-spek-choo-uhl ]

/ æˈspɛk tʃu əl /

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adjective Grammar.

of, relating to, or producing a particular aspect or aspects.

used as or like a form inflected for a particular aspect.

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Origin of aspectual

1645–55; <Latin aspectu-, stem of aspectusaspect + -al¹

Words nearby aspectual

Aspasia, A.S.P.C.A., aspect, aspectant, aspect ratio, aspectual, aspen, Aspen Hill, asper, asperate, Asperger's syndrome

British Dictionary definitions for aspectual

aspectual

/ (æˈspɛktjʊəl) /

adjective

of or relating to grammatical aspect

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