English-Thai Dictionary
continuative
ADJ ที่ ทำให้ ต่อเนื่อง ti-tam-hai-tor-neang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONTINUATIVE
n. 1. An expression noting permanence or duration.
To these may be added continuatives; as, Rome remains to this day; which includes at least two propositions, viz. Rome was, and Rome is.
2. In grammar, a word that continues.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTINUATIVE
Con *tin "u *a *tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. continuatif.]
1. (Logic )
Defn: A term or expression denoting continuance. [R.] To these may be added continuatives; as, Rome remains to this day; which includes, at least, two propositions, viz. , Rome was, and Rome is. I. Watts.
2. (Gram. )
Defn: A word that continues the connection of sentences or subjects; a connective; a conjunction. Continuatives... consolidate sentences into one continuous whole. Harris.
New American Oxford Dictionary
continuative
con tin u a tive |kənˈtinyo͞oətiv, -ˌātiv kənˈtɪnjʊədɪv |Linguistics ▶adjective (of a word or phrase ) having the function of moving a discourse or conversation forward. ▶noun a word or phrase of this type (e.g., yes, well, as I was saying ). ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting something that brings about continuity ): from late Latin continuativus, from continuat- ‘continued, ’ from the verb continuare (see continue ).
Oxford Dictionary
continuative
continuative |kənˈtɪnjʊətɪv |Linguistics ▶adjective (of a word or phrase ) having the function of moving a discourse or conversation forward. ▶noun a continuative word or phrase (e.g. yes, well, as I was saying ). ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting something which brings about continuity ): from late Latin continuativus, from continuat- ‘continued ’, from the verb continuare (see continue ).
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