continuative

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, continue +‎ -ative.

Adjective

continuative

1. Of or pertaining to continuation.
2. (linguistics) Durative.

Derived terms

• continuatively
• continuativeness

Translations

pertaining to continuation

• Italian: continuativo (it)
• Polish: ciągły (pl)

Noun

continuative (plural continuatives)

1. Something that causes a continuation.
2. (linguistics) A durative.
   • 1855, William Chauncey Fowler, English Grammar:

     But it would be absurd to say, "Franklin was a philosopher because Henry was an orator." And is a copulative ; because, a continuative.

Italian

Adjective

continuative

1. feminine plural of continuativo