CONSTATIVE


Meaning of CONSTATIVE in English

/ ˈkɒnstətɪv; NAmE ˈkɑːn-, kənˈsteɪtɪv/ adjective

( grammar ) stating that sth is real or true

—see also performative

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Latin constat- established (from the verb constare ) + -ive .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.