optative
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(adjective) (grammar) relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings" |
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(adjective) indicating an option or wish |
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(noun) a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs |
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Synonyms: optative mood |
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Related Words: modality, mode, mood |
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