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confederative

con·fed·er·a·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-fed-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv, -fed-ruh-]
    • /kənˈfɛd əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv, -ˈfɛd rə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-fed-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv, -fed-ruh-]
    • /kənˈfɛd əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv, -ˈfɛd rə-/

Definitions of confederative word

  • adjective confederative of confederates or a confederation 3
  • adjective confederative pertaining to or characteristic of a confederation. 1
  • noun confederative Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation. 1
See all 3 definitions of confederative

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Origin of confederative

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; confederate + -ive

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Parts of speech for Confederative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Confederative

confederative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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