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[ adjective ] of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
Synonyms Examples "adjectival syntax" "an adjective clause" Used in print (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)If adjectival meanings show relatively low retentiveness of stems , as I am confident will prove to be the case in most languages of the world , why should our basic lists include 15 per_cent of these unstable forms , but only 8 per_cent of animals and plants which replace much more slowly ? Had Hoijer substituted for his 15 adjectival slots 15 good animal and plant items , his rate of stem replacement would have been lower and the age of Athabascan language separation smaller . |
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