Defenition of the word optative
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Defenition of the word optative
- A grammatical mood that indicates a wish or hope.
- (grammar) relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings"
- indicating an option or wish
- a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
- relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings"
- relating to a mood of verbs in some languages
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