illative
/ɪˈleɪtɪv/
noun
- 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
- 1
Of, or relating to an illation
“an illative consequence or proposition”
- 2
(grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something
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