durative
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durative
Where it comes from
From duration + -ive. Alternatively, borrowed from French duratif, from Old French duratif (“lasting continuously (for a certain time)”), via Anglo-Norman French, and existing in the form duratif from about the twelfth through the fourteenth centuries, when the spelling was altered to durative under the influence of the literary Neolatin movement. Analogous to dure (“to last, to continue”) + -ive.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to duration.
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Long-lasting.
Similar: diuturnal
- Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative. Part of the imperfective aspect, as opposed to the perfective aspect, of verbs.
Similar: prolonged
noun duratives
- This aspect, or a verb in this aspect; a continuative. In every section of this invaluable work new light is thrown on ancient problems - phrasal verbs (bring up, put off), phrasal-prepositional verbs (catch up on, come up with) [...] duratives, sentence adverbs, and so on.
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: prolonged
Translations
Talk about this word "durative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/durative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. durative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/durative "durative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/durative.Cite this
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title = {durative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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