declarative
[dih-klar-uh-tiv]
- serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
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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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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
declarative
- making or having the nature of a declaration
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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).
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