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Vocabulary Entry
frequentative
|adjective • noun
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A
adjective
Showing or expressing repetition; used to describe a word form that indicates repeated or habitual action.
Example Sentences
"The language has a frequentative form for repeated actions."
"He studied the frequentative ending in class."
"That verb is used in a frequentative sense."
N
noun
A word form or grammatical construction that indicates repeated or habitual action.
Example Sentences
"The linguist identified a frequentative in the text."
"This suffix marks the frequentative."
"The frequentative is common in older languages."