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demonstrative


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noun

Definition of DEMONSTRATIVE

: a demonstrative word or morpheme
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First Known Use of DEMONSTRATIVE

15th century

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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