"approximative" meaning in All languages combined

See approximative on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more approximative [comparative], most approximative [superlative]
Etymology: From approximate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|approximate|ive}} approximate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} approximative (comparative more approximative, superlative most approximative)
  1. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. Derived forms: approximatively, approximativeness Translations (of, relating to, or being an approximation): likimääräinen (Finnish), arviollinen (Finnish), approssimativo [masculine] (Italian), aproksymacyjny (Polish), aproksymatywny (Polish), aproximativo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-approximative-en-adj-019yKcdP

Noun [English]

Forms: approximatives [plural]
Etymology: From approximate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|approximate|ive}} approximate + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} approximative (plural approximatives)
  1. (grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-approximative-en-noun-dZMM4q4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Adjective [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-approximative.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} approximative
  1. feminine singular of approximatif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: approximatif
    Sense id: en-approximative-fr-adj-rhpQltUf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 20 53 3 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 22 47 2 1 19 2

Adjective [German]

Audio: De-approximative.ogg
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  1. inflection of approximativ:
    strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, mixed, nominative, singular, strong Form of: approximativ
    Sense id: en-approximative-de-adj-piforUkR
  2. inflection of approximativ:
    strong nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, strong Form of: approximativ
    Sense id: en-approximative-de-adj-HU22PTd5
  3. inflection of approximativ:
    weak nominative all-gender singular
    Tags: form-of, nominative, singular, weak Form of: approximativ
    Sense id: en-approximative-de-adj-JiGmiyHh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 52 19
  4. inflection of approximativ:
    weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, neuter, singular, weak Form of: approximativ
    Sense id: en-approximative-de-adj-Z5JLB~fj

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (4ba5975 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.