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denominative

de·nom·i·na·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-nom-uh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv]
    • /dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv/
    • /dɪ.ˈnɒ.mɪ.nə.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-nom-uh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv]
    • /dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv/

Definitions of denominative word

  • adjective denominative giving or constituting a name; naming 3
  • adjective denominative (of a word other than a noun) formed from or having the same form as a noun 3
  • adjective denominative (as noun) 3
  • adjective denominative denominating; naming 3
  • adjective denominative formed from a noun or adjective 3
  • noun denominative a denominative word, esp. a verb 3
See all 14 definitions of denominative

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Origin of denominative

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Late Latin dēnōminātīvus, equivalent to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate) + -īvus -ive

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Parts of speech for Denominative

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

denominative 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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