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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fre•quen•ta•tive (fri kwen′tə tiv),USA pronunciation [Gram.]adj. - Grammarnoting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
n. - Grammarthe frequentative aspect.
- Grammara verb in the frequentative aspect, as wrestle from wrest.
- Latin frequentātīvus denoting repetition of an act. See frequent, -ate1, -ive
- 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: frequentative /frɪˈkwɛntətɪv/ adj - denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to express repeated or habitual action
- (in English) denoting a verb or an affix having meaning that involves repeated or habitual action, such as the verb wrestle, from wrest
n - a frequentative verb or affix
- the frequentative aspect of verbs
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