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contentive

[ kuhn-ten-tiv ]
/ kənˈtɛn tɪv /
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noun Linguistics.
a content word or a morpheme that is the root of a content word. Compare functor (def. 2).
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Origin of contentive

content1 + -ive

Words nearby contentive

content analysis, contented, content farm, contention, contentious, contentive, contently, content marketing, contentment, content provider, content warning
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