"actative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈæktətɪv/ Forms: more actative [comparative], most actative [superlative]
Etymology: From act + -ative. Etymology templates: {{af|en|act|-ative}} act + -ative Head templates: {{en-adj}} actative (comparative more actative, superlative most actative)
  1. (uncommon) Serving to act. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-actative-en-adj-VbBlphwE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ative, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ative: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæktətɪv/ Forms: actatives [plural]
Etymology: From act + -ative. Etymology templates: {{af|en|act|-ative}} act + -ative Head templates: {{en-noun}} actative (plural actatives)
  1. (uncommon) Something that serves to act. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-actative-en-noun-r1wXl5Ce
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          "ref": "1878, William N. Haggard, Creation, as a Divine Synthesis, London, Recognition XV, page 100:",
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          "ref": "1998, James M. Jones, “The Essential Power of Racism: Commentary and Conclusion?”, in Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Susan T. Fiske, editors, Confronting Racism: The Problem and the Response, SAGE Publications, page 282:",
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          "ref": "2002, Neil Leach, “Belonging: Towards a Theory of Identification with Space”, in Jean Hillier, Emma Rooksby, editors, Habitus: A Sense of Place, Ashgate Publishing, page 291:",
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