adversative

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Adjective

adversative (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
2. (linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.

Translations

• French: adversatif
• German: adversativ
• Portuguese: adversativo

Noun

adversative (plural adversatives)

1. (rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.

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