adversative
English
Etymology
From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”)
Adjective
adversative (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
- 1992, Raymond F. Collins, Divorce in the New Testament, page 155:
- In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla).
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Translations
expressing opposition or difference
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Noun
adversative (plural adversatives)
- (rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
French
German
Adjective
adversative
- inflection of adversativ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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