cohortative
Definition of cohortative
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: a set of verb forms expressing exhortation; also : a form belonging to such a set
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Origin and Etymology of cohortative
International Scientific Vocabulary cohortat- (from Latin cohortatus) + -ive; probably originally formed as German kohortativ
cohortative
Definition of cohortative
: belonging to or constituting a set of verb forms expressing exhortation
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