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illative
[ il-uh-tiv, ih-ley-tiv ]
/ ˈɪl ə tɪv, ɪˈleɪ tɪv /
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adjective
of, relating to, or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as “therefore.”
Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place into or toward which.
noun
Grammar. the illative case.
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OTHER WORDS FROM illative
il·la·tive·ly, adverbnon·il·la·tive, adjectivenon·il·la·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby illative
ill-affected, Illampu, ill-assorted, ill at ease, illation, illative, illaudable, Illawarra, I'll be hanged, ill-behaved, ill-being
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How to use illative in a sentence
The repetition of the injunction "be not careful" again with the illative "therefore" is quite in the spirit of E.
Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III)|Walter Richard Cassels
British Dictionary definitions for illative
illative
/ (ɪˈleɪtɪv) /
adjective
of or relating to illation; inferential
grammar denoting a word or morpheme used to signal inference, for example so or therefore
(in the grammar of Finnish and other languages) denoting a case of nouns expressing a relation of motion or direction, usually translated by the English prepositions into or towardsCompare elative (def. 1)
noun
grammar
- the illative case
- an illative word or speech element
Derived forms of illative
illatively, adverbWord Origin for illative
C16: from Late Latin illātīvus inferring, concluding
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