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1. (adj.) subjunctive
of or designating a grammatical mood typically used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason.
2. (n.) subjunctive
the subjunctive mood.
3. subjunctive
a verb form in the subjunctive mood.
Etymology: (1520–30; < LL subjunctīvus= L subjunct(us), ptp. of subjungere to harness, subjoin (sub-sub - +jungere to join ) +-īvus -ive)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) subjunctive mood, subjunctive
a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
2. (adj) subjunctive
relating to a mood of verbs
"subjunctive verb endings"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) subjunctive
subjoined or added to something before said or written
2. (noun) subjunctive
the subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood
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