Translative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹænzˈleɪtɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Translative is an adjective meaning Of, or relating to the movement of a person or thing from one place to another.
Meaning
Of, or relating to the movement of a person or thing from one place to another.
More Meanings
- Of, or relating to the translation of language.
- (linguistics) Of, or relating to the translative case.
- (grammar) The translative case.
- (grammar) A word in the translative case.
- (obsolete) In the form of a trope; figurative.
Example Sentences
Which suiting the case so well, you’ll forgive me, Sir, for popping down in English metre, as the translative impulse (pardon a new word, and yet we scholars are not fond of authenticating new words) came upon me uncalled for:
Word Forms
- translatives
Synonyms for translative
Depending on context, synonyms include translational.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transmigratory, transmigrative, translocational, transmigrational, transferential, transportative.
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