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A Writer's Dictionary:

optative Definition


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optative
adj
    1a. Characterized by desire or choice;
    1b. Expressing a desire or wish.
    2. grammar.
      Denoting or relating to a mood expressing a desire or wish.
noun
    1. The optative mood.
    2. A verb in this mood.
Derivative: optatively
adverb
    Etymology: 16c.



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