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

content word, content-addressable storage, contented, contention, contentious, contentive, contentment, conterminous, contessa, contest, contestant

Origin of contentive

content¹ + -ive

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