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declarative

di'klærәtiv5 senses · 2 ms
Level C2
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adj/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv//dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/[dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv]
  1. 1

    Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.not-comparable

  2. 2

    Expressing truth.not-comparable

    • Palmer (1986:26–28) suggested that all languages have a clear way of indicating that the speaker is making a statement which (s)he believes to be true. Such statements are usually expressed by the declarative grammatical structure and the r
  3. 3

    That declares a construct.not-comparable

  4. 4

    Of or relating to declarative programming.not-comparable

noun/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv//dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/[dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv]
  1. 1

    Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)

    • A love declarative for my Sara. I love you like a soft symphony; a melody written in heart and pulse. I love you like a rock; a moments' fusing in perfect quiet. I love you like […]
  2. 2

    Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

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