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1. (adj.) illative
of or expressing illation; inferential:
an illative word such as “therefore.”
Etymology: (1585–95; < LL)
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| Definition of 'illative' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) inferential, illative
relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
"the illative faculty of the mind"
2. (adj) illative, inferential
resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
"an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"
3. (adj) illative
expressing or preceding an inference
"`therefore' is an illative word"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) illative
relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc
2. (noun) illative
an illative particle, as for, because
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