"combatative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more combatative [comparative], most combatative [superlative]
Etymology: From combat + -ative. First attested in 1835. Etymology templates: {{af|en|combat|-ative}} combat + -ative, {{etydate/the|1835}} 1835, {{etydate|1835}} First attested in 1835. Head templates: {{en-adj}} combatative (comparative more combatative, superlative most combatative)
  1. (proscribed) Uncommon form of combative. Tags: form-of, proscribed, uncommon Form of: combative
    Sense id: en-combatative-en-adj-rJ3HNP0q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ative

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