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declarative

[ dih-klar-uh-tiv ]
/ dɪˈklær ə tɪv /
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adjective

serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.

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Nearby words

  1. declamatory,
  2. declamping phenomenon,
  3. declarant,
  4. declaration,
  5. declaration of independence,
  6. declarative sentence,
  7. declaratively,
  8. declarator,
  9. declaratory,
  10. declaratory judgment
Also de·clar·a·to·ry [dih-klar-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /dɪˈklær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of declarative

1530–40; < Latin dēclārātīvus explanatory, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration) + -īvus -ive
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Examples from the Web for declaratively

  • In these cases God disobligeth you from your vow by a mutation of the matter; and a pastor may dispense with it declaratively.

    A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for declaratively

declarative

/ (dɪˈklærətɪv) /

adjective

making or having the nature of a declaration
Derived Formsdeclaratively, adverb
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Word Origin and History for declaratively

declarative

adj.

mid-15c., from French déclaratif and directly from Late Latin declarativus, from past participle stem of Latin declarare (see declare).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper