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infinitive

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) infinitive (adjective)
  2. 2) infinitive (noun)
  3. historical infinitive (noun)
  4. split infinitive (noun)

1in·fin·i·tive

adj \in-ˈfi-nə-tiv\

Definition of INFINITIVE

: formed with the infinitive
— in·fin·i·tive·ly adverb

Origin of INFINITIVE

Middle English infinityf, from Late Latin infinitivus, from Latin infinitus
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

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

Rhymes with INFINITIVE

carminative, definitive

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