presentive

[ pri-zen-tiv ]

adjective

, Semantics.

1. notional ( def 7 ).

Other Words From

• pre·sentive·ly adverb
• pre·sentive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of presentive¹

First recorded in 1870–75; present ² + -ive

Example Sentences

Professor Earle divides all words into presentive and symbolic, the former denoting objects and conceptions, the latter the relations which exist between these.

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