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Rareoptative
The correct spelling is optative.
How to pronounce optative
noun
IPA: /ɒpˈteɪtɪv/
Say it like: Opt-ati-ve
The correct spelling is optative. (grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English does not have inflectional optative forms.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.(grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English does not have inflectional optative forms.
- 2.(grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.
adjective
- 1.Expressing a wish or a choice.
- 2.(grammar) Related or pertaining to the optative mood.
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