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illative

Pronunciation: /ɪˈleɪtɪv/

The English word “illative” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of, or relating to an illation.
  2. Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something.

noun

  1. A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore).
  2. An illation.
  3. The illative case, or a word in that case.

Etymology

From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).

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