PUTATIVE


Meaning of PUTATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpyü-tə-tiv ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin putativus, from Latin putatus, past participle of putare to think

Date: 15th century

1. : commonly accepted or supposed

2. : assumed to exist or to have existed

• pu·ta·tive·ly adverb

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