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agen·tive role
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Princeton's WordNet
agentive role, agentnoun
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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agentive role
An agentive role refers to the function or position of a person, entity or element that performs, initiates, or instigates an action or event in a sentence or a linguistic context. This role is generally associated with the subject of the verb in the sentence. Agentivity is a key concept in linguistics, particularly in syntax and semantics.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of agentive role in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of agentive role in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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