presentive

[pri-zen-tiv]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Semantics.

notional.

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Other Word Forms

presentively adverb
presentiveness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of presentive¹

First recorded in 1870–75; present ² + -ive

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Example Sentences

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Professor Earle divides all words into presentive and symbolic, the former denoting objects and conceptions, the latter the relations which exist between these.

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presentist presently

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