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translative (iou)



translative adjective. L16.
[medieval Latin translativus pertaining to transference of meaning, from Latin translat-: see TRANSLATION, -IVE.]
Involving transference of meaning; metaphorical. Only in L16.
Involving transference from one place to another; Physics (of motion) translational. Now rare. L17.
Serving to translate; relating to translation, translational. M18.
Law. Expressing or constituting a transfer of property. L19.
Grammar. In some languages, of or designating a case expressing becoming or passing into a state. L19.