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abdicative

/ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-dica-tive
IPA
/ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɪv/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing, or implying, abdication.

noun

A reasoning from the negative

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -dicōbf. Latin dicō Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English abdicative From abdicate + -ive.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

more abdicative (comparative) most abdicative (superlative) abdicatives (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce abdicative?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɪv/.
What does abdicative mean?
Causing, or implying, abdication.
Where does abdicative come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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