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transitive
- Main Entry:
- tran·si·tive

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈtran(t)-sə-tiv, ˈtran-zə-; ˈtran(t)s-tiv\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Late Latin transitivus, from Latin transitus, past participle of transire
- Date:
- 1590
1
: characterized by having or containing a direct object <a transitive verb> <a transitive construction>
2
: being or relating to a relation with the property that if the relation holds between a first element and a second and between the second element and a third, it holds between the first and third elements <equality is a transitive relation>
3
: of, relating to, or characterized by transition
— tran·si·tive·ly adverb
— tran·si·tive·ness noun
— tran·si·tiv·i·ty \ˌtran(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē, ˌtran-zə-\ noun
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