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Definitions of contrafactive word
- noun contrafactive Denoting a verb that assigns to its object (normally a clausal object) the status of not being true, e.g., pretend and wish. 1
- adjective contrafactive (linguistics) Describing a verb whose object clause is taken to be false. 0
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Parts of speech for Contrafactive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contrafactive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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