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translative

[trans-ley-tiv, tranz-, trans-ley-, tranz-]
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adjective

of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
of translation; serving to translate.
Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a change from one state into another.

noun

the translative case.

Origin of translative

1580–90; < Latin trānslātīvus, equivalent to trānslāt(us) (see translate) + -īvus -ive
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Historical Examples of translative

  • These movements are produced by three sorts of action: Sectional action, rotary action and translative action.