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Meaning of illative

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

illative

Pronunciation:/ɪˈleɪtɪv/

noun

Definitions

  1. (grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore)

  2. An illation

  3. (grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to an illation

    Example: an illative consequence or proposition

  2. (grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something