Related Words for ostensive

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ostensible
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Adjective, Adjective
imitative
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Adjective, Adjective
counterfeit
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Adjective, Adjective
agentive
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Noun
metalinguistic
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Adjective
illocutionary
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Adjective
indexical
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Adjective
deictic
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Adjective
referent
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Noun
nonlinguistic
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Adjective
semiotic
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Noun
definitional
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Adjective
analogical
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Adjective
performative
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Adjective
explication
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Noun
legitimating
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Noun
justificatory
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Adjective
categorial
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Adjective
linguistic
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Adjective
intensional
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Adjective
signification
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Noun
reflexive
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Adjective
referentiality
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Noun
intonational
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Adjective
derivational
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Adjective
ideational
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Adjective
categorical
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Adjective
originary
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Noun
explicit
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Adjective
interactional
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Adjective
normative
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Adjective
semantic
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Adjective
resultative
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Adjective
anaphoric
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Adjective
paradigmatic
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Adjective
ineluctable
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Adjective
iconicity
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Noun
ontological
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Adjective
ulterior
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Noun
deontic
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Adjective
perceptual
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Adjective
axiological
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Adjective
apparent
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Adjective
purported
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Adjective
supposed
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Verb
alleged
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Adjective
real
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Adjective
reputed
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Adjective
putative
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Adjective
true
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Adjective
veritable
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Adjective
evident
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Adjective
plausible
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Adjective
perceived
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Verb
about
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Adverb, Adjective
possible
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Adjective
probable
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Adjective
manifest
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Adjective
prima facie
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Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
asserted
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Verb
official
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Noun
honest
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Adjective
indisputable
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Adjective
veridical
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Adjective
assumed
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Verb
substantial
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Adjective
syllogisms
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Noun
teaching
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Noun
reference
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Noun
stimulus
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Noun
propositions
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Noun
gesture
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Noun
communication
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Noun
demonstration
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Noun
learning
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Noun
proof
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Noun
contexts
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Noun
concepts
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Noun
explanation
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Noun
identification
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Noun
insight
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Noun
rules
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Noun
behaviour
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Noun
purpose
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Noun
sign
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Noun
act
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Noun
declarative
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Adjective, Noun
deductive
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Adjective
demonstrative
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Adjective, Noun
metaphoric
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Adjective
predicative
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Adjective, Noun
pretended
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Adjective
semantical
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Adjective
symbolic
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Adjective
symbolical
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Adjective
unambiguous
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Adjective
univocal
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Adjective, Noun
unproblematic
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Adjective
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
literally
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Adverb
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
shirtless
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Adjective
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
expression
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Noun
sorta
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Adverb
anymore
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Adverb
collocation
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Noun
vernacular
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Noun, Adjective
chunk
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Noun, Verb
standard
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Adjective, Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb
cluster
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Noun, Verb
dialect
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Noun