contentive

[ kuh n-ten-tiv ]

/ kənˈtɛn tɪv /

noun Linguistics.

a content word or a morpheme that is the root of a content word.Compare functor(def 2).

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Nearby words

contented, contentedly, contention, contentious, contentiously, contentive, contently, contentment, contents, conterminous, contessa

Origin of contentive

content¹ + -ive

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