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optative mood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
op-ta-tive -mood
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs

Synonyms

optative

Questions

What does optative mood mean?
a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs

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