declarative

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declarative

/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/ UK
/dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ Canada, US
[dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv] Canada, US
/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/ Australia
[dɪˈklæɹ.ə.ɾɪv] Australia

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Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

adjective

not comparable Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
Similar: declaratory
not comparable, of a verb Expressing truth. 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 respective mood is called either "declarative" or "indicative
not comparable That declares a construct.
not comparable Of or relating to declarative programming.

noun declaratives

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 […]
Similar: declaration
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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adj in programming

Deutsch	deklarativ

adj serving to declare — see also declaratory

Español	declarativo
Português	declarativo
Français	déclaratif
Deutsch	deklarativ
Italiano	dichiarativo
Русский	декларати́вный deklaratívnyj

adj in grammar

Français	déclaratif
Italiano	dichiarativo
العربية	خَبَرِيّ ḵabariyy

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@misc{declarative_2026,
  title = {declarative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/declarative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}