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Locative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Locative has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb

2

The locative case.

Adjective
1

Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
semantic role

Origin

This word comes from the Latin locātīvus, which is derived from locus meaning "place." In Indian English, it was also formed through a surface analysis combining the verb "locate" with the suffix "-ive."

Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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